SPAIN.
1335
Haricots (beans) are known in Spain under the differentnames judias > Jiabas , frijoles , alcivias , &c., representingTer y distinct varieties, all of which are cultivated in theseveral provinces. They might be made to constitute, as^eU as the other farinaceous fruits of Spain , an importantbranch of her export trade, for they are raised in pro-digious quantity and at a very moderate cost.]
99 The Agricultural Board or Cordova.
1 Dried figs. 2 Raisins. 3 Olives. 4 Zaragatona (JPsyl-
5 and 6 Mustard of Santaella.
7 Olive oil, drawn with and without pressure.
[There are four species of tins class of products in theSpanish collection, namely — raisins, figs, plums, andpeaches.
The qualities and prices of raisins are too well andgenerally known to require to be noted here in any detail.But very few specimens of them have been sent to theExhibition.
The abundance of the olive-tree plantations in Spain is well known. The specimens of species of the olivewhich are shown in the Exhibition may give some ideaof the beauty of this fruit, both at Cordova and atSeville . The specimens from other provinces are not soremarkable for their size, but they do not yield less oil-We uotice them here considered as an article of our tablefruits, dressed after the Spanish manner, with some saltand laurel leaves. There are numerous varieties of theolive throughout the whole south of Spain, in Andalusia ,Valencia, Murcia , &c. Branches of the tree prepared, asfor a herbal, were sent over, but do not figure in theSpanish Gallery on account of the space they would haveoccupied. The value of olives of Cordova, which are themost famous of all, varies from 70 to 90 reals, thefanegua; those of Malaga and Seville , to 50 reals; andthe largest of this latter province, to 120. But every-where the prices vary of course with the size and theflavour of the olives.]
The value of figs appear to be given at such verydifferent rates as to make it a matter of too much dif-ficulty for us to assign the cause of such differences.Generally, they do not exceed 20 reals the arroba, atCordova and Malaga ; but in the former of these pro-vinces they sometimes rise as high as 60 reals. The figsof Huelva are quoted at from 25 to 30 reals the arroba;and in the interior, at Saragossa , they sell at 48 reals thefanegua.
Plums, whether those of Cordova or of Malaga , appearto bear the same price of 20 reals per arroba. The mostcelebrated kinds seem to be those of Briego and Man-tilla.
Peaches are dried in the sun; and in that state arecalled, in Spain , “ arejours .” The specimens in the Exhi-bition are from Jaen, Malaga, Huesca, and Saragossa .None have been sent by the other provinces.]
100 Alvear (D. Juan), de Cordova.
Sweet-smelling prunes from Montilla.
101 Arambarri'(D. Gregorio), Cordova.Sweet-smelling prunes.
103 Arambarri (D. Gregorio Antonio), Cordova.Specimens of dried figs.
104 Labat (D. Manuel), Cordova —Producer.
Giant walnuts, of peculiar kind, grown in the province°f Cordova; from Palma del Rio .
Honey from orange-flowers.
109 Board op Trade op Reus.
Almonds.
[Almonds are a fruit much less -widely diffused thanthe -walnut, the limits of their production in Spain beingbounded by two zones sufficiently remote from one ano-ther, on the Mediterranean and on the Cantabrian coasts.Almonds are sold by weight or by measure, and the valueof the latter, in each province respectively, it is difficult todetermine. There are five varieties of this fruit in theSpanish collection. At Tarragona the cultivation ofalmonds is very considerable, and the production is saidto amount to 60,000 cuarteras , a measure of capacityequal to about 1^ faneguas of Castille.
110 -, D., Oviedo.
Hazel nuts, chestnuts, and walnuts, principally exportedto England.
[The -walnut-tree is celebrated throughout almost everyregion of the Peninsula. The most remarkable of thefruit sent to the Exhibition came from Cordova andMalaga , where they are sold by the hundred; in theother provinces, by the fanegua measure.
Hazel-nuts, which are equally abundant with almonds,have been transmitted to the Exhibition from Tarragona ,Gerona , and Oviedo, coimtries for -which the exportationsof this fruit are quite remarkable. The nuts of Oviedoare the finest. The annual collection of this fruit amountsto 100,000 cuarteras at Reus and Ealset.]
Ill Zambrano (D. Jose), Seville —Producer.Olives (of the kind called dejigura).
105
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107 Olmo (D. Jose), Malaga —Producer,prunes, cultivated at Priego.
Dried figs.
108 Marquez (D. Jose), Malaga — Producer.
Olives, cultivated in Alora and Casarabonella ; they arc^ mild, and easily separated from the stone.