Archive image from page 99 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofame03bail Year: 1906 1126 OLIVE the early historical accounts, which are more or less authentic. It is known that in 1769 sundry fruit and vegetahip spcds wen- inii)orted into Ualifornia from Mexico l,y .1'. .h I ,:,l\ i /,. and it is assumed t
Archive image from page 99 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofame03bail Year: 1906 1126 OLIVE the early historical accounts, which are more or less authentic. It is known that in 1769 sundry fruit and vegetahip spcds wen- inii)orted into Ualifornia from Mexico l,y .1'. .h I ,:,l\ i /,. and it is assumed that among them W'l' I'live, for in after years, as new missions . . ,m- Fathers planted Olive trees grown fr .nni:-- from trees at the old San Diego Mission. Ht-nct the name 'Mission' by which this Tariety became known; and it was the only variety with which Californians were familiar until about J''' 1521. Oli after which time many trees were annually imported from Italy, Spain and France, though some were im- ported in smaller numbers previous to this time. There is an immense area in California suited to the cultivation of the Olive, both as to climate and soil. It extends from the southernmost extremity to the foot of Mount Shasta, nearly 600 miles, and in width from the foot-hiUs of the Sierra Nevadas to the coast,varied accor- ding to soil and other local conditions. Theoretically this range is true, the Olive requiring a mean annual tem- perature of 57°, the mean for the coldest month to be 41°, and at no time must the temperature fall below 14°. But while the Olive will grow and bear fruit under these condi- tions, as with all other fruits there are certain peculiar localities where soil and climate combined are best adapted to its production in the greatest degree of ex- cellence and in the most remunerative form. As with other fruits, there was formerly much misconception regarding the requirements of the Olive, which has re- sulted in a great deal
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