38 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



50972 to 50997. Olea europaea L. Oleaceae. Olive. 



From Adelaide. South Australia. Cutting.s preseuted by J. F. Bailey, 

 director, Botanic Garden. Received July 14, 1920. The descriptions fol- 

 lowing, except as otherwise stated, are adapted from Lelong. Cali- 

 fornia Olive Industry, pp. 53-55, and from Ruby. Recherches Sur I'Olivier 

 en France, pp. 97-279. 



50972. Atroviolacea Brun Bibier. 



50973. Black Italian. 



50974. Bouquetier. A stout-branched tree with large thick leaves; 

 fruits often clustered, large or small, bulging on one side ; skin black 

 and shining wlien ripe; flesh .scanty, violet, very rich in oil. (Ruby.) 



50975. Bonteillon. 



50976. Conefjiolo. A vigorous grower and prolific bearer, doing best on 

 rich soils. The fruit, which ripens in November, yields a high-grade 

 oil. {LeloiKj.) 



50977. CusJtine. 



50978. Frantojii. 'A synonym of (Ihrrcgiolo." (A. T. Marvin.) 



50979. Grossee Redawno. " Produces large fruit, yielding very high 

 returns of oil of the best quality." {Agricultural Gazette of New South 

 Wale^. July 2, 1919.) 



50980. Hardy's Mammoth. "A local seedling with a large berry, yield- 

 ing 27.4 per cent of oil." {Journal of the Department of Agriculture 

 of South Australia, vol. 5, p. 928.) 



50981. Institute. 50984. Longue d'Ascoli. 



50982. Large Fruiting. 50985. Lucca. 



50983. Late Blanquette. 



50986. Morchioso. Conceniing the quality and yield of oil, the Journal 

 of the Department of Agriculture of South Australia, vol. 20, p. 549, 

 gives the following: Moisture, 42.36 per cent; oil (fresh olives), 27.29 

 per cent ; yield per ton of fruit. 66.73 gallons. 



50987. Morocco. 



50988. Palermo. Concerning the quality and yield of oil, the Journal ot 

 the Department of Agriculture of South Australia, vol. 20, p. 549, gives 

 the following: Moisture, 36.69 per cent; oil (fresh olives), 25.58 per 

 cent ; yield per ton of fruit, 61.83 gallons. 



50989. Picholin. The tree is large and a strong grower. The oblong 

 fruits, which ripen early, are pickled green. {Lelong.) 



50990. Pueblano. 



50991. Royal de Languedoc. 



50992. Rubra Caillon de Aix. 



50993. Saint Catherine. A medium-sized tree producing extra large 

 fruits good for pickling green. {Lelong.) 



50994. Salome. 



50995. Sir George Gray's Spanish. 



50996. Verdale. An early-ripening tree of dwarf habit; a shy bearer, 

 sensitive to cold. Fruits suitable for pickling. (Lelong.) 



50997. White. 



