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BULLKTIN 94 



NATURAL REQUIREMENTS 

 The olive is easily grown under favorable conditions, but it is 

 more exacting in its natural requirements than most fruits. 



F'v'. 4. 'I'ree of the Mi-^ion vmiety at the end of the ■iccoml Krowiiig sfason. 



IIlvAT 



The olive reaches greatest perfection in our warm southern val- 

 leys. Its dense foliage protects the fruit against direct sunshine, and 

 summer temperatures of a hundred degrees or more arc conducive 

 to good growth and proper development of the fruit. 



