37° 
fi 
d at the ape 
P • 
the 
is o£ the d 
oblong or oval fhape, containing a nut of the fame form 
kind, of 
It 
an 
The 01 
peculiar eft 
of the fouth of Europe, and flowers from June till Auguft 
Olivp. in all ap-es, has been greatly celebrated and held 
is a 
age 
the bounteous gift of H 
in 
nd 
in 
g 
tude to the Deity, it was formerly exhibited in the religious ceremo 
nies of the Jews 
plenty; and the gre 
produces, effectually 
been long cultivated 
It is Hill 
fidered as embl 
of 
peace and 
quantity of oil which in fome countries it 
of thefe bleffings. The Olive h 
one 
in 
Brit 
> 
it is mentioned in the C 
plantarum Horti Medici Oxonienfis, publifhed . in 
fufficiently Iheltered, it b 
th 
old 
f 
648 
'8 
d wh 
g h 
never ripens its fru 
The varieties of 
by the form of their 
ntry 
it 
ely produces flowers 
winters very well 
d 
* 
we believe 
are numerous, diftinguimed not 
nly 
fize 
j 
d colour of 
fru 
ady noticed, but alfo by the fhape 
as 
th 
oblong Provence 
roundifh white Ol 
Olb 
ge Spanifh Ol 
b 
the oblong dark gree 
01 
the fmall 
the fmall 
the 
Oli 
(Aglandau) th 
f=> 
g 
g e 
d Olive, (Ampoulan) the fmall 
flefhy or Royal 01 
nd the fmall fragrant or Lucca 01 
round reddifh black 
Of thefe, the two firft 
forts, when pickled 
well known 
by the 
of Spanilli 
and French Olives, which to many are extremely grateful, and have 
been fuppofed to excite appetite and promote digeftion. Pickled Olives 
prepared from the green unripe fruit, which is repeatedly fteeped 
water 
ftiorten the op 
which fome add alkaline fait or quick lime, in ord 
for when macerated in water only, the Olive 
require _ a long time before their bitternefs is fufficiently extracted , 
after this they are warned and preferved in a pickle of common fall 
nd water 
vhicl 
Kenfi 
wall, 
fit for p 
For 
aromatic is fometimes added 
Olive trees were planted againft a warm wall at Cambden- 
h fucceeded very well till their toi>s advanced above the 
top of the 
as to be 
llv m u I7 r 95 P roduced a g°od number of fruit, which grew fo large 
■iMing; but fince that time their fruit has feldom grown to any fize." 
Difl 
t 
Hamel 
leuve, ObfervationS) tec 
b Tk:„ -. 
;nt and cultivation of Olives, fee Bernard, DeVOlivw 
Marfeilk. Couture, TraiU de ? Olivier 1786. D 
769 
This variety afFords the beft 
'J 
Th^ 
