Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-15
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which, we demonstrated, if the Proies.
sor's figures are accurate, would not
ripen in our climate, and we doubt il
they would ripen anywhere, unless by
artificial assistance. Any fruit that re-
quires six months to ripen 1t aud an av-
erage temperature of "a to 03 degrees,
will not do to plant in this part of the
country. But we are pleased to find
that in the San Francisco Merchant, of
the 9th inst, the Learned Professor has
enumerated some valuable kinds that
are good resistants. Concerning these
varieties, the Professor says:
''Of the best varieties have ordered
copious collections for thirteen gentle
men, Prof Hilgard, Messrs. Livermore,
Krug, Eisen, Wetmore, Drummond,
Shorb and others, among them, and ono
complete set Of everything for the Uni
versity Of California, not from my nurs-
cries you speak OF. which are not ready
to deliver anything this season, but FROM
the safest source in all, Spain. Don Jose
de Hidalgo's vivero; which insures alb.
solute reliableness as to variety.
The Redondillo fruit weighs 3
erammes, Of which OIL is Of stone, is of
blue black color, and its inside Of a
white color, and used for eating, but
yields also oil Of good quality. II may
be near relative to the Manzanillo, the
leaves being quite alike, but shape and
size of fruit differ considerably.
This tree, which is of medium bearing
power, has very clear wood and is free
Of warts. II is one of the most frost
resisting olive trees, requires good soil,
fertilizers and repeated trimmings.
Where such care is bestowed ON it. this
tree pays with regular and abundant
cops
NevadHlo Jianeo yields a fruit weigh.
ing 4.3 grammes, OF the seed, and the
oil in the pulp is very abundant. This
olive is used exclusively for OIL Early
maturing, the fruit is easily detached
from the tree and not hurt by the picker.
The pruning Of this tree should be care
fully done, as the branches have not an
abundance of small twigs.
The Varal blanco fruit is Of middling
size, and yields oil of good quality. This
tree 10 an irregular bearer, but giving it
the proper elements and care, may proba-
bly, prove a good variety.
grammes, 0.6 Of which belong to the
seed; the pulp is easily detached and of
white color; the skin is violet.
The Empeltre olive tree appears to be
Of great importance for exposed positions
it being eminently resistant to cold and
its wood of the cleanest; where hurt by
insects the bark heals Immediately.
The fruit is good for eating and its oil is
Of good quality. The constancy of the
crops of the Empeltre, even in dry soil,
although irrigation is productive of
greater yields, renders it one Of the very
best varieties to propagate.
The Racimal olive weighs 3. 7 grammes,
Of which or is kernel; the skin is black
and the pulp of sark color. 1t is one
Of the earliest ripening olives, its oil is
Of regular quality, but deposting much
sediment. 1t is not an annual bearer.
In pruning, this tree requires discern
ment, as its branches grow slowly.
The fruit of the Cordial (Hispalensis or
real), one Of the largest and finest olive
trees. growing easily and rapidly, weighs
AZ grammes, 0.5 ths stone. When ripe,
the olive is of gray-black color; it is an
excellent eating olive. The tree is as
resistant to cold as the Cornicabra
variety.
The late variety MadriieRo, a tree of
middling size and great beauty Of shape,
bears fruit Of large proportions, reach
ing weight of II grammes, one gramme
Of " hich only is kernel. This olive is
one of the best for eating and yields oil
Of good quality. Like all olive trees OF
reduced dimensions, the Madrilefo.
which is not represented in quantities in
Spanish olive groves, requires great care.
Corneznelo, or cornicabra olorosa, is
similar in size to the former and the
shape of the first; although smaller than
the Cornelabrasis similar to it. being on
one side somewhat comparable to the
keel Of a ship. Fruit weighs 81
grammes, inclusive of 0.6 of seed. The
tree resists extreme cold, but requires
great heat in the ripening period of the
plant to mature its olives. The best oils
OF the northern Spanish olive-zone are
derived from the Cornezuela olive.
Young trees OF this variety bear better
than old ones; they do well in dry soil,
but rear warts and nodosities on the
bark.
Iavaluno olive trees are OF very shape.
ly form, with long curved limbs and their
secondary branches inclined toward the
ground. The fruit weighs SO grammes.
its stone IL grammes, and is Of similar
shape to the Cornicabra fruit; its color
is dark gray-black, pulp little. Where
not in soil adapted to this variety it is
only tri-annnal bearer.
The Picudo olives reach a weight of
So grammes. of which gramme is
stons, and are of excellent taste for eat
ing, yielding equally fine oil, and copi-
ously. The shape of the fruit, although
rounder and fuller on their upper part,
is again similar TO the Cornicabra olive
in form. The tree is not so tall as that
variety, and the leaves are quite differ
ent.
Neuadaio negro is tres of very full
foliage. yields fruit of AS grammes, OF
Of it kernel, and this olive is the most
esteemed oil fruit. 1t resists cold, and
is one Of the earlier of the late maturing
varieties. 1t requires, like all very
densely wooded trees. good soil and cul-
tivation, and where given these it is one
of the best paying varieties.
The Street Aragonese olive tree grows
in cold positions. Its fruit, of small
size, is allowed to fall from the tree fully
ripe, and constitutes one of the ailments
Of the people in Arsgon, eaten after
simple soaking in water and allowed to
stand--to regain its original size.
From the list given. the readers of the
HERALD can be able to select such as
they want to test. A large number
mentioned by Prof. Pohndorf have been
omitted in this list. as their character
istics do not seem to be suitable to the
climate Of Southern California.
The business Of olive culture is one of
great importance, and will soon be one
of the leading industries of the State.
The olive crop of Italy alone amounts to
$50, 900, 900 annually. California can
produce that amount easily, and with
this prospective magnitude of the bust.
ness, her citizens should be sure and
select the best varieties at the start.
The list published to-day embraces
some of the finest kinds that are known,
and are well adapted to the climate of
Southern California, and many Of them
would grow in all the valleys south Of
0roville.
Almost daily there are inquiries from
various parts Of the country for reliable
nurserymen who deal in olive trees and
cuttings, which show that the people are
steadily realizing the value Of this most
excellent fruit. which is destined to be
one Of the great sources Of wealth to the
State. 1t is time to be looking around
for cuttings for the spring planting. in
order to secure all that are needed. The
Mission and the Queen olive are the
principal varieties now cultivated in this