
ALMOND VARIETIES IN THE UNITED STATES OQ] 
curved gradually, slightly recurving at extreme apex; dorsal ridge wide, not 
prominent. Base plump, wide, round, dorsal shoulder sharply rounded and 
gently sloping; ventral shoulder gently rounding, base scar medium in size, 
wide oval, seldom depressed, slightly dorsally sloping. Apex tapering; ventral 
edge gently curved; dorsal edge gently curving; wing medium prominent at 
apex, ending in sharp point. 
Shell: Soft; outer surface light brown; outer shell, quite thin, porous, 
crumbly. Pits few, medium to large, mostly round. Fine grooves on ventral 
edge and base. Canals medium sized; inclined to be round. Fibers medium 
‘size. Inner shell thin, hard, medium brown. Inner surface undulating; fre- 
quently streaked with dark-colored stripes. Ventral streak dark brown, very 
wide; base end widely acute. 
Kernel: Some doubles. Size small to medium (average, 1 by #6 by 2 inch). 
Shape ovate. Ventral edge curved more than dorsal. Base plump; dorsal 
shoulder plump, curved, and very Slightly sloping; ventral shoulder plump, 
sharply rounded. Apex bluntly tapering; pellicle light brown, thin, tender, with 
small amount of short fine pubescence; veins distinct or indistinct; pellicle 
fold small, on apex third of ventral edge; base scar small to medium in size, 
prominent, durk brown, wide oval. Flavor fiat, tasteless, poor. 
Distinguishing characteristics —The following combination of characteristics 
makes it possible to distinguish this nut from other varieties: Shape ovate; 
base plump, with stem scar slightly sloping dorsally, ‘ving fairly prominent 
right up to base scar; dorsal edge curved most at base and recurving slightly 
at apex; pits few in number; ventral streak wide, with widely acute base end; 
kernel ovate, with plump, square, slightly sloping dorsal shoulder, and short 
rounding ventral shoulder; pellicle light brown with scanty short pubescence. 
This nut is sometimes confused with the I. X. L.; however, the outer shell 
is more crumbly, the pits are fewer, the apex is more pointed and slightly re- 
curving on the dorsal side, the wing is less pronounced, the kernel is much 
longer in proportion to width, the dorsal shoulder of the kernel is much 
more plump and less humped, and the pellicle is lighter in color than in the 
1 res ed OF 
It resembles the Barclay somewhat, but the Barclay has a harder outer 
shell, more blunt apex, larger kernels, more cuneiform shape, and a dark- 
brown pellicle having more pubescence. 
COMMENTS 
The early-blossoming habit of this variety makes it liable to frost injury, 
consequently its crops average light. The flavor of the kernel is inferior. When 
the nuts begin to dehisce they loosen from the twigs and winds may cause 
them to drop to the ground. This necessitates picking them up by hand. The 
Lassen is inferior to the Hatch varieties and has not been popular with 
growers. 
47. LEWELLING (LEWELLING’S PROLIFIC) 
Origin.—Originated by John Lewelling, near Oakley, Calif. It proved to be 
a heavy bearer and a good pollinizer for the Hatch varieties (I. X. L., Non- 
pareil, and Ne Plus Ultra) and was planted extensively in the Oakley and 
Antioch districts. After 1890 the variety was for sale by all the leading 
California nurseries. Not only has it been widely distributed to every almond- 
growing section in California, but has been tried out in Michigan, Kansas, 
Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, Texas, and in Australia. At the present time it is one 
of the leading commercial varieties in California and is grown in every 
district. 
Description 
Slow growing, scraggly, spreading (ratio of height of head to width, 
1:14). Trunk small; bark very rough, cracks close together; exfoliates in 
small patches. 
Main branches.—Short, quite stocky. Branching angle wide (nearly right 
angle; scraggly, somewhat like Drake. Wood medium tough; medium hard; 
many knots. Bark on old branches very rough, cracks deep; exfoliates in 
large flakes or patches; color dark red, covered with gray epidermis. On 
young branches patches of silver-gray color often run together and practically 
exclude the red color; young branches frequently heavily striated. 

