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laye, Consul of France, at Odessa, in 1837. The plants suffered 

 somewhat in the transportation on a long voyage, but they 

 entirely recovered after two years care with us. Their position 

 exposed them to several inundations from the river Rhone, and 

 they have withstood drought and cold, especially the intense cold 

 of January, 1855, when our Crimean Olive only lost a few leaves. 

 We present the following tables of the relative qualities of the Olive 

 trees as to hardihood : 



First Category. 

 Trees which were affected by cold, only in the leaves at the tops 

 of branches : 

 1. Crimea. f 2. Palma. 



Second Category. 

 Those that suffered loss of smalt branches : 

 1. Sup'linevarietyBlanquetier. [ 2. Souraou. 



TJiird Category. 

 Those that suffered loss of half their wood : 



1. Round fruit, (Redonnou.) 



2. Pieboline. 



3. Ricaro, (Agladaou.) 



4. Verdul. 



5. Picholine, (Long leafed.) 

 G. Salon. 



Fottrth Category 

 Very badly damaged indeed : 



7. Negret- 



8. Villedieu. 



9. Noir de Grasse. 



10. De Grasse. 



11. Amelon. 



12. Corneau, (Large fruit.} 



The above being admitted, the grand problem of oil for the 

 United States is solved. A large portion of our South can grow 

 the Crimean and the Palma olives, and thus complete for the 

 United States, the vast trio of the agricultural blessings bestowed 

 by our Creator, " Corn, Wine and Oil." We eat butter 1 but it 

 would be better for us to eat that vegetable butter the Olive oiL 



H. Meigs, Scc'y. 



