VARIETIES OF THE OLIVE 



Sc'c'illano. Recently largely planted as the variety exported from Spain 

 as the "Queen olive." The largest of all olives; only useful for pickling; when 

 ripe, bluish black; clingstone. Tree a strong grower, leaves deep green, green- 

 ish white underneath. Described by Mr. Roeding as a regular bearer, but 

 requires deep, rich, well-drained soil and will not stand much cold. 



Ascolano. "White olive of Ascoli." Very large, "large as a French prune 

 and much like one in shape" (Biolctti} . Excellent for pickles, but not desirable 

 in color of either green or ripe pickles. 



The foregoing enumeration and description of varieties is only 

 partial and mainly restricted to varieties which have been more 

 or less largely planted. Many more have been experimentally 

 fruited, but the tendency is to concentrate on very few which have 

 made good in California and there is far less interest in varieties 

 than a quarter of a century ago. The following are the leading 

 facts' as to size, pit, and oil contents of the varieties which have 

 been most largely planted and a few others : 



Averages of Olive varieties, determined at the University of California 



Number of Oil, per cent. 



VARIETY. Olives Pit, per cent. in 



per pound. whole fruit. 



Mission 111.6 17.2 17.56 



Nevadillo Blanco 157.3 17.3 19.21 



Manzanillo 106.6 14.7 16.94 



Redding Picholine 398.2 23.0 16.18 



Uvaria 205.1 25.5 13.71 



Rubra 196.1 17.9 18.58 



Oblonga 179.4 ig.7 13.34 



Columbella 114.6 16.6 15.59 



Pendulina 157.1 13.7 18.63 



Polymorpha 71.9 17.1 15.85 



Macrocarpa 72.8 17.5 14.70 



Regalis 112.5 16.3 16.37 



Correoiolo 262.7 2 .8 21.15 



Razzo 216.5 24.3 21.10 



Frantoio 298.9 25.9 24.10 



Cucco 1S2.9 21.1 27.22 



Leccino 245.5 21.7 22.45 



Grossaio 242.3 25.7 23.96 



Palazzuolo 272.1 22.2 29.34 



Infrantoio 375.0 30.0 19.3 



Lucques 192.9 23.0 14.81 



Picholine 77.0 17.5 17.83 



Ascolano 60.6 12.0 16.26 



Oblitza 105.2 14.6 11.23 



Empeltre 111.4 15.7 19.86 



Hevillano 36.2 14.5 17.23 



It should be remembered that olives vary in size according 

 to growing conditions which environ the tree, just as other fruits 

 do. For this reason the foregoing table may not do full justice 

 to some varieties, but relatively it should be accurate enough for 

 most comparative uses. 



