THE OLIVE 129 



In fact the same one hundred olives 



GRAMS. 



On the tenth of October weighed 161.73 



" twenty fifth of October . 163.93 



" tenth of November 117.53 



" twenty fifth of November . 128.88 



" tenth of December.. - 136.50 



" twenty fifth of December 1 36.40 



" tenth of January 163.85 



" twenty fifth of January 109.85 



" tenth of February 132.60 



" twenty fifth of February 131.65 



The variations are due to the quantity of water contained in the 



pulp according to the hygromic condition, the winds, the rain and 



the hoar frost which coincided with the gathering. 



On the twenty fifth of November the olives were empurpled, and 



had a reddish pulp, on the tenth of December they had turned 



black and the pulp was still more highly colored, and on the tenth 



of February the pulp was entirely of a winey red. 



In one hundred parts of these olives the following proportion was 



found in weight of water, of dry material and of fatty material. 



