304 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



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. Kacimai. 



(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. Varai negro. 



Alameno. (French : Cay on, Nasies.) Fruit violet-black, spotted, 

 globose-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 pre- 

 serves, but liable to be attacked by various insects. 



14. Var. Hispalensis, Clem. 



Gordal ; Ocal ; Olivo real. Fruit black-grey, nearly spherical, 

 slightly oblique, measuring about an inch. Rather large and 

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

 not used for table-oil. 



15. Var. Verdegc, 



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

 spheric, pointed, about one inch long. Furnishes good oil and 

 resists the cold best of all. 



_ 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. 



