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water. Thus a palatable and 'wholesome sort of cream for 
tea or coffee is obtained at any moment. There exist hard 
and soft shelied varieties of both the sweet and bitter 
Almond. In time, they should form an important article of 
our exports. Almonds can even be grown on sea shores. 
The crystalline Amygdalin can best be prepared from bitter 
Almonds, through removing the oil by pressure, then sub- 
jecting them to distillation with alcohol, and finally precipi- 
tating with Anther. The volatile bitter Almond oil— a very 
dangerous substance — is obtained by aqueous distillation. 
Dissolved in alocohol, it forms the Essence of Almonds. 
This can also be prepared from peach kernels. 
Anacyclus Pyrethrum, Candolle. 
Conntries near the Mediterranean Sea. The root is used 
medicinally. 
Andropogon avenaceus, Michaux. 
{Sorghum avenaceum, Chapman.) 
North and Central America. This tall perennial grass 
lives in dry, sandy soil, and shonld here be tried for growth 
of fodder. 
Andropogon bicolor, Eoxburgh. 
Warmer parts of Asia. One of the annual tall Sorghums' 
It ripens its seeds in three or four months from the time of 
sowing, the produce in good soil being often upwards of one 
hundredfold. It is a wholesome grain. 
Andropogon Calamus, Eoyle. 
Central India. The Sweet Calamus of the Ancients. From 
this species the Gingergrass-oil of Nemaur is distilled, an 
article much used in perfumery. 
Andropogon cernuus, Roxb. {SorgUm cernuum, Willd.) 
One of the Gruinea Corns. India, where it is much culti- 
vated, and so also in other tropical countries. It is peren- 
nial, and forms the “ staff of life of the mountaineers ” 
beyond Bengal. It reaches a height of 15 feet, with leaves 
over 3 feet long. The thick stems are rooting at the lower 
joints, and cattle are very fond of them. The grain is white. 
The specific limits of the various Sorghums are not well 
ascertained. 
