ESSAY 



ON THE 



EUROPEAN OLIVE-TREE. 



Since the introduction of the Vine, the Olive 

 seems principally wanting to complete the 

 vegetable riches of the United States ; and, 

 probably, it might be cultivated with success 

 on some portion of their soil. 



The genus of the Olives, of which one 

 species only is found in North America, is 

 more diversified in the eastern hemisphere : 

 fourteen species are mentioned by botanical 

 writers , which are natives of the remote ex- 

 tremities of the Old World. The Olea fra- 

 grans grows in China and Japan : its flowers 

 are impregnated with the sweetest odour, 

 and are employed by the Chinese to perfume 

 their tea. 



1 Olea Europe a. Foliis lanceolatis , integerrimis ; 

 race mis paniculatis. 



DlAKDRIA MONOGYNIA , Lin, JASMINES , Jus. 



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