The Olive; in Arizona 523 



May, and hanging on the tree without shriveling. Tree very vigorous, 

 hardy, prohfic, tending to overbear in alternate years. The uneven- 

 ness of ripening and the exceedingly bitter quality of the fruit make 

 it undesirable as a pickle olive. This variety is considered well suited 

 for oil. '""^ 



PKNDULINA 



Fruit of medium size, 11 x 1 5-sixteenths of an inch, variable and 

 often remaining small and undeveloped, oval, rounded at both ends, 

 and borne in clusters of two to five; season of ripening from the 

 middle of October to the middle of November. Tree vigorous, hardy, 

 prolific, blossoming from April 5 to 25, self- fertile. This fruit makes 

 fairly satisfactory ripe pickled olives but is considered better suited 



^°^ ^^1- FR.XUT0IA 



Fruit of medium to large size, 12 x 17-sixteenths inches, distinctly 

 ovate, regular, very slightly pointed at the apex; season of ripening 

 late, from the middle of November to the middle of December. Tree 

 large, vigorous, fairly prolific, slightly tender to frost, blossoming 

 from April 5 to 20. 



^ UVARIA 



Fruit of medium to large size, 12 x 17-sixteenths inches, ovate, 

 regularly rounded at both ends, and borne in clusters of three to 

 seven; season November, the fruit ripening uniformly; flesh quite 

 soft, and the pit large. Tree medium size, heavy bearer, rather tender 

 to frost, blossoming from April 15 to May 1, self-fertile. Desirable 

 for green pickled olives but too soft for satisfactory ripe pickled ones. 



ATRO VIOLACEA 



Fruit of small to medium size, 9 x 16-sixteenths of an inch, oblong, 

 slightly oblique and pointed at the apex, with the flesh soft and slightly 

 colored; season of ripening from the middle of October to December. 

 Tree vigorous (more so than the Mission), hardy, and a somewhat 

 irregular bearer, blossoming from April 10 to May 1, self-sterile. The 

 fruit is too soft for satisfactory ripe pickled olives, and is valuable 

 chiefly for oil. 



^ MORINELLO 



Fruit of small to medium size, 12 x 14-sixteenths of an inch, quite 

 regularly roundish-ovate; flesh rather heavy; season of ripening very 

 late, from November to April, the fruit ripening unevenly. Tree vig- 

 orous (about the same as the Mission), slightly tender to frost; a 



