VARIETIES OF THE OLIVE 



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The Picholine, reduced. 



the apex; flesh firm; ripens very early; fruit grows on strong stems in clusters 

 of two or three. Tree not a strong grower, but productive. 



Lucques. A variety specially adapted for pickling, though producing oil of 

 good quality; strong-growing tree and hardy; sometimes shy bearer when 

 young; fruit shiny black, curved; product called "Crescent Olive," 



