The Olive in California: History of An Immigrant Tree

Front Cover
Front Flap
Half Title Page
Full Title Page
ISBN 1-58008-131-2
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction: The Olive in Ancient Times
1 How the Olive Came to California
	A Question Unanswered: Seeds or Cuttings ?
2 Development of a Market and an Industry
	Olive Oil: A Cure for What Ails You-and Society Too!
3 Transition to the Modern Era
	To Irrigate or Not to Irrigate ?
4 Why Olive Growers Changed to New Kinds of Trees
	Who Was Federico Pohndorff?
5 Nurseries and the Dissemination of Olive Trees
	VARIETIES OF IMPORTED TREES
6 The Olive Oil Trade
	Collecting Olive Oil Bottles
	Olive Oil Classifications
7 Olive Processing Companies
8 Botulism
9 The California Olive Association
	California Olive Association and Committee Presidents and Vice Presidents 1915-2000
10 The University of California's Role in the Developtnent of the Olive Industry
Appendix A CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLIVE IN CALIFORNIA
Appendix B OLIVE OIL MAKERS IN CALIFORNIA (1869-1996)
Appendix C OLIVE PROCESSING COMPANIES (1895-PRESENT)
Appendix D OLIVE CULTIVARS IMPORTED INTO CALlFORNIA (1870-1960)
Appendix E SYNONYMS OF SOME OLIVE CULTIVARS
Appendix F SOURCES OF OLIVE TREES: EARLY CALIFORNIA NURSERIES (1872-1930)
Notes
Bibliography
Image Credits
Acknowledgments
Index