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Fibers. Applied to fibers occurring between the outer and inner shell of the 
almond nut. The fibers run through canals. (Fig. 5 (11).) 
Flange. The projecting portion of the wing and shell along the ventral edge 
of the nut. (Fig. 5 (14).) 
Flatwise view. In all descriptions of the nut and kernel the view when the 
side is toward the observer is the one referred to unless otherwise stated. 
(Fig. 5, A and C.) 

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Fig. 12.—An I. X. L. almond dehiscing. the type in which the hull opens on both the 
ventral and the dorsal edges: a, Dehiscence beginning; 0, dehiscence nearly complete: 
c, dehiscence complete 
Foliage. The mass of leaves. 
Free. Applied to buds when they stand out well from the spur or twig. 
Glands. The small globular, oval, or reniform bodies occurring on the petiole 
or base of the leaf blade. (Fig. 7, 7.) ; 
Glaucous. Overcast with a light-colored bloom. 

Fie, 13.—Dehiscence of a Califor- Fig. 14.—Charactertistic de- 
hia almond. The type of de- hiscence of the Nonpareil 
hiseing is similar to that shown almond 
in Figure 12, except that the 
apex of each half of the hull 
divides 
Groove. The long, narrow depression along the upper surface of the petiole, 
also long depressions on the surface of nuts or hulls. (Fig. 7, e, and 5 (7).) 
Head. The top of the tree, exclusive of the trunk. 
Hull. The outer leathery covering or husk of the almond nut, which is sepa- 
rated from the shell of the nut when ripe. (Figs. 6, 9 to 14.) 
Hulled nuts. Applied to the almond in the shell after the hull has been re- 
moved. (Fig. 5, C.) 
