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OBSERVATIONS. 



At the orchard of Don Juan Gallegos, at the Mission San Jose, I 

 saw several large trees of this variety that were loaded with fruit. 

 From all appearances the tree is a rapid grower and a prolific bearer; 

 the fruit being large makes it easy of handling. Mr. Geo. E. Ladd, 

 of Atwater, has also a few trees which bore fruit this year, maturing 

 there much ahead of the above named place. Dr. J. M. Stewart, of 

 Santa Cruz, has several trees in bearing. There are also a few trees in 

 bearing at San Jose, Niles, and at Santa Barbara. This olive is excel- 

 lent for pickling and for oil. 



RUBRA. 

 (Figure No. 10, Plate VII.) 



This is a remarkable variety; fruit medium small, but bears heavy 

 and regular crops. This olive is best suited for oil, but is also used 

 for pickling. I saw trees of this variety in full bearing in the 

 orchard of Mr. John Rock, at San Jose. The trees were quite large, 

 and the limbs were very thickly covered with fruit; in fact, it was a 

 wonder to me that the trees were able to hold the weight of such a 

 heavy crop without being propped. At Livermore, in the orchard of 

 Mr. Chas. A. Wetmore, I also saw trees of this variety in fruit, the 

 trees only having been planted two years. This tree begins to fruit 

 quite young, and is a prolific bearer. 



MACROCARPA. 

 (Figure No. 11, Plate VII.) 



Fruit very large, of light purple color, changing to red black when 

 mature; fruits accumulate on the branches singly and in twos, in 

 opposite directions; tree is of small dimensions, and drooping in 

 character; the leaf is small and narrow; an early variety. The fruit 

 is only used for pickles, to which purpose it is well suited; they con- 

 tain very little oil, which is not of good quality. 



UVARIA. 

 (Figure No. 12, Plate VIII.) 



This is a valuable olive, both for pickles and for oil; fruit hangs in 

 large clusters, of a bluish-black grape color, resembling a cluster of 

 grapes. I have counted as many as fifteen large ripe berries on a 

 cluster, as shown in Figure No. 12; ripens in November; a rapid 

 grower and a very prolific bearer. I consider this variety one of the 

 most valuable. This olive is now fruiting in San Jose, Niles, and 

 Saratoga. 



A TRO-VI AL ACEA. 



(Figure No. 13, Plate IX.) 



Fruit medium to large, of a deep blue-black color; tree is a vigor- 

 ous grower, of a weeping habit and of good production ; a most valu- 

 able variety both for pickles and for oil. 



