336 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



The following notes are derived from the important " Tratado del 

 Cultivo del Olivo en Espana," by the Chev. Capt. Jose de Hidalgo- 

 Tablada (second edition, Madrid, 1870). 



SPANISH VARIETIES. 

 y\ Varieties of early maturation, for colder localities : 



1. Var. Pomiformis, Clem. 



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

 diameter, 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. 



3. 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. Racimal. 



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

 violet-coloured, 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, 

 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. 



