36 THE OLIYE 



Second — That the form of the nut alwavs follows that of the 

 berry. 



Third — That the form and size of the berry and nut has no in- 

 flnence on the quantity of oil. 



Fourth — That the least fallacious indication of oiliness resides in 

 the thickness and weight of the mesocarp. 



The oliyes discussed are yaluable for seed in the followins: order: 

 Wild, Group lY, Wild oliye. 



Trillo, 1 



Puntarolo, ! r^ jtt c^ it 



T . > (jrroup iii, beedhno's. 



JLeccnio, | ^ 



Mignolo, J 



Morajolo, Group IT, Middle class. 



-p " J ' ^^ Group I, Oil press olives. 

 Jtvazzo, I 



The berries most abundant in oil are as follows in order of merit: 



Eazzo, Grossajo, Morajolo, Mignolo, Leccino and others of the 



seedlings. 



The California Mission olive is known to contain some inferior 



varieties, but the writer, at this period, is unable to specify tliem. 



On the Quito Farm the Cornicabra largely predominates over all 



others. 



CLIMATE. 



"Alii praefervldum ant geJidum stattun coeli patitur,^'''^ 



Columella 



The olive requires a moderate climate, it cannot flourish in or en- 

 dure extreme heat or oreat cold. Its zone of cultivation lies be- 

 tween forty-five and eio'hteen deo^rees north latitude, and a corres- 

 ponding belt in the Southern Hemisphere, outside of either of these 

 extremes the tree may possibly live, but will refuse to give any 

 fruit. Indeed, south of eighteen degrees in north Africa it attains 

 a luxurious growth, but only fruits where it enjoys the caressing 



* " Xor burning heat nor icy cold endures the olive." 



