THE OLTYE ol 



much oil of a fine qaality. 'It ripens early, but needs careful prun- 

 ing as its fruit shoots are somewhat sparse. 



The Varal Negro; Plant ef ranger of Cuers. 



This is a large tree in a favoral^le soil, limbs straight and long, 

 twigs al3undant. The wood is exceedingly hard. It ripens early, 

 but is sensitive to cold and needs sheltered situations. It gives 

 abundant fruit and good oil. It needs frequent and severe p]*uning 

 to compel it to l)eai*. 



The Lechin or Picholine has l)een fully described. 



The JlanzaniHo; Olea Poniiformi.^ of Cleniente; Spheriea of Gouan; 



the Freneli AnipouUeau, 



This tree needs a good soil, fertilizers and water if the ground is 

 too dry. Under these conditions it grows to a very large size. The 

 wood is of a dark color. The limbs are long, smooth and curved, 

 but tlie fruit twigs are apt to shrivel and die after the berries have 

 prematurely fallen. This is apt to occur with the fruit of this tree 

 as the berries are of such very large size and consequently heavy, 

 and so are easily detached. .. For this I'cason it is a favorite olive for 

 pickling as then the berries are ])icked green. The pruning should 

 be limited to freipient trimming and to keeping the tree free from 

 dead twigs and broken l)ranches. It ripens very early and with 

 little heat, requiring only ten thousand, seven hundred and ninety- 

 five degrees of heat from flower to ripened berry. 



GROUP TTI SEEDLIXG OLIVES. 



The 3Iignolo or (rrern'ujnolo. [See Plate VI,) 



This olive is cultivated for its rusticity and ability to resist clouds 

 and salt sea winds, and where the Razzo, Grossajo and Morajolo do 

 not thrive, the jMignolo will do well and give abundant crops. Its 

 branches are longer than the Morajolo, less ramified, more rigid 

 and more robust, with a tendency to grow up, on which account its 



