236 Select Plants for Industrial Culture 



SPANISH VARIETIES. 

 A. Varieties of early maturation, for colder localities: 



1. Var. Pomiformis, Clem. 



Manzanillo. (French: Ampoulleau.) Fruit above an inch in dia- 

 meter, spherical, shining-black. Putamen broad and truncate. 



2. Var. Regalis, Clem. 



Sevillano. (French : Pruneau de Catignac.) Fruit about an inch 



in diameter, ovate-spherical, blunt, bluish-black. 

 . Var. Bellotudo or Villotuda. 



Fruit about an inch long, egg-shaped; pericarp outside dark-red, 

 inside violet. 



4. Var. Redondillo. 



Fruit ovate-spherical, nearly an inch long. Pericarp outside bluish- 

 black, inside whitish. A rich yielder. 



5. Var. Ovalis, Clem. 



Lechin, Picholin, Acquillo. (French: Saurine.) Fruit broad-oval, 

 two-thirds of an inch long. A copious yielder. 



6. Var. Argentata, Clem. 



Nevadillo bianco; Doncel; Zorzalena; Moradillo; Ojiblanco; Olivo 

 lucio. Fruit broad-ovate, an inch long, very blunt, not oblique. 

 Quality and quantity of oil excellent. 



7. Var. Varal bianco. 



(French: Blanquette.) Fruit ovate-globular, three-fourths of an 

 inch long, neither pointed nor oblique, outside blackish-red. 



8. Var. Empeltre. 



Fruit ovate, an inch long, equable. Rich in oil of excellent quality; 

 also one of the best sorts for pickles. Pericarp outside violet, inside 

 whitish. 



9. Var. JKacimal. 



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

 colored, globose-ovate, about an inch long; 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: Cay on, Nasies.) Fruit violet-black, spotted, glo- 

 bose-ovate, nearly an inch long, somewhat pointed. Bears richly. 



11. Var. Colchonuaa. 



Fruit spherical, outside red, inside whitish, an inch in diameter, 

 slightly pointed. Produces a large quantity of good oil. 



12. Var. Ojillo de Liebre. 



Ojo de Liebre. Fruit nearly spherical, outside violet-black, about 

 one inch long, somewhat oblique. One of the less early varieties. 



13. Var. Carrasquena. 



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

 about an inch long. Valuable both for oil and preserves, but 

 liable to be attacked by various insects. 



