The California fruits and how to grow them; . in size, growing singly or inclusters of two or three, or even five ; time of ripening, late, in the coast regionsometimes not before February, but generally in December; in warm localities,in November. Redding Picholine.—Imported by the late B. B. Redding. A perfect ovalin shape, ripens early, several weeks earlier than the common Mission; darkpurple or black when ripe; in pickling the pulp loses the bitterness quickly, thefruit being very pleasant. This variety was propagated extensively in theState, and, until fruiting, was supposed to be a larg
The California fruits and how to grow them; . in size, growing singly or inclusters of two or three, or even five ; time of ripening, late, in the coast regionsometimes not before February, but generally in December; in warm localities,in November. Redding Picholine.—Imported by the late B. B. Redding. A perfect ovalin shape, ripens early, several weeks earlier than the common Mission; darkpurple or black when ripe; in pickling the pulp loses the bitterness quickly, thefruit being very pleasant. This variety was propagated extensively in theState, and, until fruiting, was supposed to be a large pickling variety, but irproved to be a small seedling—a shoot coming from the root below the has produced oil of good quality. The smallness of the fruit is its irreme-diable defect. Picholine dAix.—Fruit medium, elongated, tapering toward apex whichis pointed; reddish black when ripe. Picholine de St. Chamas.—Oblong, reddish black; highly esteemed in Francefor quality when pickled. 414 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM. Polymorpha. Nevadillo. Oblonga.—Imported by John Rock from France. An olive of a peculiar,club-like shape, being narrow at the stem end, broad at the point, rounded andstrongly oblique; generally pointed at both ends. The pulp loses its bitter-ness comparatively quickly in pickling. This olive ripens quite early—at leasttwo or three weeks earlier than the Broad-leaved Mission; color, dark purple. rendoulicr.—Large, oval, slightly curved at apex end; desirable for pick-ling; early ripening in October in the interior valley and in November in coastvalleys. VARIETIES OP THE OLIVE 415
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