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oblique, gradually pointed. Rich in good oil ; can also be 

 chosen for preserves; much subject to attacks of insects. 



20. Var. Picudo. 



Fetudilla. Fruit fully an inch long, egg-shaped, blunt at the 

 base, pointed at the apex, with black-grey pulp. Pericarp 

 easily separable. Employed both for oil and preserves. 



21. Var. Nevadillo negro. 



Fruit egg-shaped, fully an inch long, with turned pointed 

 apex. One of the richest of all varieties in yield. Endures 

 considerable cold and ripens not quite late. 



All these Spanish varieties show rather long, lanceolate leaves, 

 of more or less width. 



FRENCH VARIETIES. 



(Some verging into the Spanish kinds.) 



22. Var. angulosa, Gouan. 

 Galliningue, Laurine. For preserves. 



23. Var. Rouget. 



Marvailletta. Produces a fine oil. 



24. Var. atrorubens, Gouan. 



Salierne, Saverne. Fruit dusted white. Furnishes one of the 

 best of oils. 



25. Var. variegata, Gouan. 



Marbee, Pigale, Pigau. Purple fruit, with white spots. 



26. Var. Le Palma. 



Oil very sweet, but not largely produced. 



27. Var. atrovirens, Ros. 



Pointue, Punchuda. Fruit large, with good oil. 



28. Var. rubicans, Ros. 



Rougette. Putamen small. Yield annual and large. 



29. Var. alba, Ros. 



Olive blanche, Blancane, Vierge. This, with many others 

 omitted on this occasion, is an inferior variety. 



30. Var. Caillet rouge. 



Figanier. Small tree. Fruit large, red. Oil good and pro- 

 duced in quantity. 



31. Var. Caillet blanche. 



Fruit almost white, produced annually and copiously, yielding 

 a rather superior oil. 



32. Var. -Rat/met. 



Fruit large, reddish. Oil copious and fine. This variety 

 prefers flat country. 



33. Var. Cotignac. 



Pardigniere. Fruit middle-sized, blunt. Oil obtained in 

 quantity and of excellent quality. This wants much pruning. 



