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Identifier: catalogue1906fanc (find matches)
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Fancher Creek Nurseries; Roeding, George Christian, 1868-1928; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs
Publisher: Fresno, Calif. : George C. Roeding
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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48 CATALOGUE OF THE ence to them are borne out, in many in- stances by actual tests made by us, or by the Department of Agriculture at the University of California, to whose reports, as well as to the reports of the State Board of Horticul- ture, we beg to refer our customers. Ascolano. White Olive of Ascoli." (Ital- ian.) Fruit large, comes into bearing early. Among the best of the Italian var- ieties for pickling. Atrovialacea. (French.) Olives of medium size, and when fully ripe of a deep jet black color. A good oil variety, rather small for pickling. Said to be an excel- lent olive dried; October. Corregiolo. (Italian.) Makes a very high grade of oil and highly esteemed by Mr. E. E. Goodrich of the El Quinto Olive Farm, Santa Clara. Cucco. (Italian.) A large olive, valuable for pickling. Lucques. (French.) Tree a strong, upright grower, fruit varying from medium to large and of a peculiar crescent shape, the pit being similarly formed. When fully ripe, the fruit is of a shining bluish color. Makes a very good quality of oil and prized very highly as a green pickle, being known to the trade as the "Crescent Olive." Requires very careful manipula- tion. Manzanillo. (Spanish.) Introduced by Prof. Pohndorff from Spain, of whom we ob- tained the first truncheons. Among the olives of Southern Spain, especially around Seville, the Manzanillo is highly prized both for pickling and oil; the fruit is very large, of a deep black color dotted with white specks when fully ripe; the tree is a straggling weeping grower. One of the best olives for this valley, very hardy and a prolific and regular bearer. Makes fine green and ripe pickles of the very best quality, and produces oil of a very high grade; October. Manzanillo No. 2. (Spanish.) This is an en- tirely distinct variety from the above; was received at the same time. Tree is a rapid grower, branches shooting upright and forming a very dense compact head. Fruit quite large, oval in form, with a very distinct tit at the end. Valuable for green pickles. Very rich in oil; late. Mission. (Spanish.) This old standard sort, introduced by the Spanish padres, is prob- ably more extensivelv cultivated than any other variety. Fruit medium to large, and makes an excellent pickle, either green or ripe, as well as a superior oil. The tree is a handsome, rapid, upright grower, and as an avenue tree, surpasses all other varieties. Adapts itself to a wide range of locations and is a regular and almost constant bearer; November. Nevadillo Blanco. This is the olive gener- ally grown in the south of Spain, produc- ing the finest oil of commerce. Fruit me- dium, deep black; tree a rapid grower and an immense bearer; branches weep- ing; grows well on the coast and in- terior; yields an abundant supply of oil of the very best grade, and makes a pickle superior to all others in flavor; medium sized. Obliza. (Dalmatian.) This is an exceed- ingly large olive; oval, but broad and rounded at both ends; borne in clusters on the stems. The tree is a good grower;
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Sevillano or Queen Olive. the branches are somewhat inclined to droop; the foliage is large, thick and of a deep dark green color; very hardy and productive, and worthy of extensive cul- tivation. Excellent for pickles, and will find a ready sale in this shape, the fruit presenting a very fine appearance; No- vember. Pendulina. (French.) The tree is a strong, upright symmetrical grower; the fruit grows in clusters and produces a high grade of oil; lacking firmness is unde- sirable for pickling; October. Picholin de "St. Chamas." (French.) The trees of this variety require good soil, and amply reward with heavy crops all extra care. The fruit is oblong and reddish- black when ripe. Pickled green, they are a leading article of commerce in the neighborhood of St. Chamas, France. Pos- sesses a very delicate flavor and said to be one of the best.

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