Cet ouvrage répond à la question posée par l'Académie des belles-lettres Sciences Arts de Marseille pour le sujet du prix de 1782 sur la culture de l'olivier et l'extraction de l'huile d'olive. Il fournit des informations sur les différentes variétés d'olives et la manière de cultiver l'arbre ainsi que les différentes méthodes d'extraction de l'huile. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.