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105. Falanigensa. <A term applied in Spain to a rather small, long almond. 
106. Formigueta. This name has been used to refer to various types of 
Spanish almonds sold in the shell. It appears to be interchangeable with the 
word ‘‘ Nolla”’ as a variety name and like the term “‘ Mollar” is used to desig- 
nate several soft-shelled varieties. 
French Languedoc. A local name in California for a variety of almond 
grown there now known to be the Cartagena (11). 
French Paper-Shell. The almond distributed in California under this name is 
identical with the Princess (57). ; 
107. Gapin. A variety once grown in the South Atlantic States, thought to 
have originated in California. 
108. Granada (Dona Virtudes). Applied to the long types of Jordan almonds 
grown in Spain. 
109. Gray. Originated in Washington County, Utah. The nut is a large, 
soft-shelled almond. ‘Trees of the variety were planted in Utah and Nevada. 
110. Hardshell. In California the term ‘“ Hardshell” is used commercially 
as a class name to designate humerous seedling almonds which have not been 
named as varieties, and it is also applied to any named variety having a hard 
shell. 
111. Harput. This almond grows on the lowlands of the Euphrates River, as 
well as in the high table-lands in Turkey. The nuts are hard-shelled, ovate, 
medium sized, and inferior to the commercial varieties grown in this country. 
Harput almond nuts obtained by the United States Department of Agriculture 
and planted at Chico produced trees varying in nature, some bearing sweet 
and some bitter nuts, of interest only to plant breeders or botanists. 
Hatch varieties. Commonly used to designate collectively the three varieties 
produced by Mr. Hatch, and now so common in California, viz: Nonpareil, 
I. X. L., and Ne Plus Ultra. (See descriptions of these varieties. ) 
112. Hawthorn (Hawthorn Seedling). An Australian almond. 
113. Hindustan (Hindustan badam). A wild type of almond found in north- 
ern India and much used by the inhabitants of Chinese Turkestan for medicinal 
purposes. The nut is very small, resembles a peach, and is slightly bitter. 
Frank N. Meyer, of the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, United 
States Department of Agriculture, secured seeds of this almond, which when 
planted at the Government garden at Chico, Calif., produced large trees of 
various types. During the period from 1913 to 1916 a number of nursery trees, 
propagated from the trees of the garden, were distributed in California and 
various other States. It is not uncommon to find trees of the variety in 
California. This almond may prove useful as a hardy stock, but the nut, of 
course, is of no value commercially. 
114. Imperial. A variety originated and grown in Australia. 
Improved Languedoc. The variety sold in California under this name is the 
Grosse Tendre (32). 
115. Inca. <A Spanish type of inferior quality. The name frequently appears 
to be applied synonymous with Corriente. 
116. Japan Soft-shell. An almond at one time recognized as a variety in 
Louisiana. 
117. Kasan (Kasan badam). <A large thin-shelled almond, native of Russian 
Turkestan. Seeds were introduced through Frank N. Meyer, of the Office of 
Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, United States Department of Agriculture, 
and planted at the Chico garden. Nursery trees from these seedlings were 
propagated and distributed to a limited extent in California and other States. 
An occasional tree is still to be found in California. Of no use commercially, 
but of possible value for experimenting in the production of alkali-resistant 
stocks. : 
118. Khandak (Khandak badam). Applied to several types of small almonds 
of various shapes found in Russian Turkestan, varying from soft to hard 
shelled. Introduced in the same manner as the preceding. Trees resulting 
from the planting of the introduced nuts are found at Chico. From these, 
nursery trees were propagated and distributed quite widely. In California 
some of these trees are still left. Of value only in rootstock experiments. 
119. Khotan (Tash badam). Seeds of this almond were introduced from — 
Russian Turkestan and planted at the Chico garden, as in the preceding. 
The almond is a small, hard-shelled, medium-sized, long ovate nut tapering 
at the apex. Nursery stock propagated from the seedling trees at Chico were 
distributed in California and other States. Of value only in rootstock ex- 
periments. 
