THE OLIVE IN LUCCA. 669 



EXPORTS OP OLIVE OIL. 



[All inuasuromeiit in kiloj^rauiw, according to tbe rule of Italy. One liimdred kilograms ^qual to '^20 



• pounds.] 



KUograius. 



United States and Canada 104, 045 



La Plata States 757,026 



Chili and Peru 15,022 



Other American ports 2.049,781 



Austria 79,764 



France ,..„ 363,247 



Germany 27,085 



England 121,497 



Holland 38,180 



Kussia 1,610 



Spain and Portugal 4,195 



Turkey 8,169 



Tripoli and other African ports 275 



Total 3.387,896 



IMPORTS OF OLIVE OIL. 



Xilograms. 



United States and Canada 28,358 



Austria 152,872 



Tripoli and other A&icau ports - 1, 832, 201 



Total 2,013,431 



Total exports over imports 1,374,465 



James Fletcher, 



Consul. 

 United States Consulate, 



Genoa, May 1, 1884. 



LUCCA. 



RETORT BY OONSVL RICE, OF FLORENCE. 



The variety best adapted for pickling is the Trantojo olive, also called 

 "National" or " Gentile," and is also good for extracting oil. The " Mora- 

 jolo," " Gremiguolo," and " Leccino" produce the purest oil. 



The trees which produce the above varieties are grown on hilly 

 ground, where the tree is planted, about 3 miles from the sea, and at 

 an elevation above sea level of 650 to 2,300 feet, and in certain locali- 

 ties at even a higher elevation. The most favorable situation is facing 

 south, and the soil best adapted is rocky and sandy. Severe cold spoils 

 the tree and the olive. 



When the tree is from three to four years old it is transplanted, 

 always in the summer, and if found necessary watered. The cultiva- 

 tion takes place in autumn, for the manure, and in the spring for the 

 working of the soil. The pruning takes place in autumn. 



