204 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



9. Var. Racimal. 



(French : Bouteillan, Boutiniene, Ribien, Rapugette.) Fruit 

 violet coloured, globose-ovate, about an inch long 1 ; neither 

 pointed nor oblique. Bears regularly also on less fertile soil, 

 and is one of the earliest to ripen. 



10. Var. Varal negro. 



Alameno. (French : Cayon, Nasies.) Fruit violet-black, 

 spotted, globose-ovate, nearly an inch long, somewhat pointed. 

 Bears richly. 



11. Var. Colckonuda. 



Fruit spheric, outside red, inside white, one inch in diameter, 

 slightly pointed. Produces a large quantity of good oil. 



12. Var. Ojillo de Liebre. 



Ojo de Libre. Fruit nearly spherical, outside violet-black > 

 about one inch long 1 , somewhat oblique. One of the less 

 early varieties. 



13. Var. Canasquena. 



(French : Redouan de Cotignat.) Fruit black-red, almost 

 spherical, slightly oblique, about an inch long. Valuable 

 both for oil and preserves, but liable to be attacked by 

 various insects. 



14. Var. Hispalensis } Clem. 



Gordal ; Ocal ; Olivo real. Fruit black-grey, oblique, 

 spherical, measuring fully an inch. Rather a large and quick- 

 growing tree. Fruit used in the green state for preserves, 

 not used for table oil. 



15. Var. Verdego. 



Verdial. (French : Verdal, Verdan.) Fruit black- violet, 

 oblique-spheric, pointed, about one inch long. Furnishes good 

 oil, and resists the cold best of all. 



B. Varieties of late maturation, for warmer localities : 



16. Var. maxima, Clem. 



Madrileno ; Olivo morcal. Fruit over an inch long, cordate- 

 globose, strongly pointed. Less valuable for oil than for 

 preserves. 



17. Var. rostrata, Clem. 



Cornicabra. (French : Cournaud, Corniaud, Courgnale, PI. 

 de Solon, PI. de la Fane ; Cayon Rapunier, Grasse.) Strong 

 and tall, less tender. Fruit blackish -red, over an inch long, 

 oval, much pointed, Good for oil. 



18. Var. ceratocarpa, Clem. 



Cornezuelo. (French : Odorant, Luquoise, Luques.) Fruit 

 fully an inch long, oval, pointed. 



19. Var. Javaluno. 



Fruit black-grey, over an inch long, egg-shaped, somewhat 



