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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. 



PART 11 J. 



describe*! in Don's Miller, on the authority of Don Roxas Clemente 

 y Kubio's edition of Herrera's Agricultura ; and 3'J in the Xouveau 

 Dii Hamel. All these subvarieties deserve trial in new colonies, 

 where it is desired to introduce the culture of the olive; but, for those 

 who cannot procure the whole of them, we give the following 

 selection from Michaux's ^V. Amer. Syl., p. 11)3., as comprising those most 

 esteeme<l in France : — 



1. Olivier pleureur {0"lca craniom6rpha .V. Du Ham., v. p. 75. No. 

 14.) is one of the largest and finest trees. Its branches are numerous, 

 and pendent, like those of the wcepuig willow. Its fruit is good for the 

 table, and yields a pure and abundant oil. This tree should be placed 

 in valleys rather than on elevated grounds, as it has more to apprehend 

 from drought than from cold. There are individuals of this Kind, in 

 Languedoc, that have three times survived the general destruction of 

 the common olives by frosL 



2. Olii'ier ri Fruil arrondi [(f\ea sphac'rica A'. Du Ham., v. p. 78. No. 

 26.) is also among the kinds least sensible to cold. It requires moisture, 

 a good soil, and abundant manure. Its oil is of a superior quality. 



3. Olivier etc I.uc(/iu:i iO'lea minor luciJnsis K. Du Ham., v. ji. 7i No. 

 9.) is hardy, and yield.s a fruit proper for preserving. 



4. and 5 Olivier a petit Fruit rond, N. I)u Ham., v. p. 72. No. 2. ; and 

 Olivier de Salem, S. Du Ham., v. p. 76. No. 19. ; are good for oil, and 

 prefer dry and elevated grounds. 



6. Olivier ami/jidalin (O'Ica nmygdAlina .V. Du Ham., v. p. 78. No. 25.) 

 U much e^tcemt'il aliout Mont)>ciier for its fine and abundant oil. 



7. Olive PichuJine (I'ignola, Ital. ; O'lea obU'mga .V. Du Ham., v. p. 74. 

 No. 12.) yields the kin(l of olives most celebrated for pickling. This variety it not delicate in 

 the choice of soil and climate. 



O. exc^lsa Ait. is a native of Madeira, whence it was 

 introduced in 1784. It has «loo<l out in Ireland, forseveral 

 years, without any protci'tion whatever, in the nursery of 

 Sir. Robertson of Kilkenny, who thinks it will ultimately 

 prove a valuable addition to our hardy evergreens. (See 

 Card. Ma«., vol. iii. p. I()6 ) In Jiily, 1H.36, this tree 

 measured .HI ft. in height, and the head 7 ft. in diameter. 

 A second tree of the same species, Mr. Hotwrtson informs 

 us, has stood out equally well in an ex|iose<l situation ; 

 and neither has ever received any protection whatever. 



O. amerU<)na !>., Michx. Arb, Amer., .3. t 6., and our 

 fig. 1034., the devil. wood of the Americans, is a tree, a 

 native of the southern states, as far north as Norfolk, in 

 Virginia. It is sometimes found as high as ill fl. or .'U ft. ; 

 but its ordinary height is 10 It or 12 ft. The leaves arc 

 4 in. or 5 in. long, of a shining light green ; and they re. 

 main on two or three years. The fertile and Iwrren 

 flowers, Michaux states, arc on separate trees ; though, 

 according to Linnaeus {.Mant. , there are male and female 

 flowers on the same plant with hermaphrcxlites. The 

 flowers are very small, of a pale yellow, and strongly 

 scented ; appearing almut the end of April. The fruit ii 

 round, about twice the size of the common in-a ; and, 



when riiie, of a purple colour, approaching to blue. It ♦ " " 



ripens in October, and remains attached to the tree during a great part of the winter, forming a fine 

 contrast to the foliage. This plant is considerably hardier than the common olive; and, In the 

 climate of London, would probably sUnd the ojien air, in a sheltered situation, 

 as a standard. There is a very handsome flourishing plant ngain.st the wall' 

 in the artxiretum of Messrs. Ixxldiges, which receives no protection whatever. 



O. frhp-ans Thunb., Bot. Mag., L 1.J52., Bot Cab., t. 1786, and our Jig. IWiVf 

 is a native of Japan and China, where it is much cultivated for the sake o, 

 its sweet-scented flowers ; which, it is said, are used for giving flavour to tea! 

 The plant, though not very hardy, would probably stand against a conservative 

 wall, with a little protection. The scent of this plant, Messrs. Loddigea 

 observe, " is astonishing ; and so diffusive, that we distinctly noticed if, when 

 in bloom, on the liack wall of our green-house, at considerably more than 

 U« yards' distance." (Bot. Cab., t llHti) 



O. cao^nsis L. ; O. Auxitblia Mill., Hort. Elth., 1. t 16fl. f. 11)4., Bot. Bee., 

 t. 613. ; nas coriaceous, oblong, dense, and rigid leaves. It is a native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope, where it forms a tall tree ; and, if grafted on the 

 common privet, would doubtless stand again.st a conservative wall with a 

 little protection. ' 



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1035 



Sect. II. Syri'nge^.. 

 Genus IV. 



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SYRI'NGAl,. The Lilac. iy;«.5y«^ Diandria Monogynia. 



Jdentificatim Lin. Gen., No. 22. ; Ga!rtn. Fruct, 1. t. 49. ; Lindl. Nat Syst Bot, ed. 2 , p. 3(». 



Don's Mnl., 4. p. 51. .» . . r 



Sijnonymes. Dlac Toum. Inst., t 372., .luss. Gen., p. 105. ; Lilas, Fr. ; Flieder. Ger 



