There is an olive variety recorded from France (66% of the acreage in
Bouches-du-Rhone) called "Salonenque" (synonym "Plant de Salon"). This is
referenced in "World Catalog of Olive Varieties" (pg 79) recently published
by the IOOC. Often varietal names change somewhat (or are spelled
differently) as they move from one region to another. I wonder if this might
not be "Salome" after hearing Julian Archer's reference that CSU referred to
a test variety as "Salone".

Steve Sibbett
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