OLIVE, 
DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Calyx erect, tubular : mouth with four teeth. 
Corolla funnel-shaped, divided into four parts, the segments 
nearly oval. 
Drupe oval, smooth, containing a single seed. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Olea Europjea. O. foliis lanceolatis integerrimis, racemis axil- 
laribus coarctatis. Linn. Spec. Plant. 
Willd. 1 . p. 44. 
Leaves lanceolate and entire 5 bunches axillary 
and compact. 
a. Olea communis. Ait. Hort. Keiv. 1 . 
p. 13. 
/3. Olea verrucosa. Willd. 
y Olea longifolia. Aiton. 
8 Olea latifolia. Aiton. 
s Olea ferruginea Aiton. g. Olea ob- 
LiauA Aiton. Olea buxifolia. Aiton. 
Common Olive. Black. Herb. pi. 213. 
We have enumerated several varieties of this useful 
plant, all of which yield the same kind of fruit, and 
are cultivated for the same purpose. The olive- 
