CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION 1 _ 7 



THE OLIVE 10 



PROPAGATION 11 



SOILS 19 



OLIVES IN POOR SOILS 23 



UNFRUITFULNESS OF THE OLIVE 25 



TRANSPLANTING 29 



PRUNING ._. 32 



GRAFTING AND BUDDING 38 



VARIETIES.. 49 



THE "MISSION" OLIVE '.... 50 



INTRODUCED VARIETIES i 52 



CULTIVATED VARIETIES 53 



ORNAMENTAL VARIETIES 56 



EXTRACTING OLIVE OIL.... 57 



PICKING APPARATUS 68 



OLIVE OIL FILTERING OR CLARIFYING 70 



PICKLING, PROCESSING, ETC 71 



GRADING - 78 



PESTS AFFECTING THE OLIVE 79 



NATURAL ENEMIES OF THE BLACK SCALE... . 82 



