First published in 1898, "The Olive Knot" is a detailed treatise on olive knot, a serious disease of the olive tree that was a particular problem in California, USA at the time of writing. Frederic Theodore Bioletti (1865 - 1939) was an English-born American vintner. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley from 1889 to 1900, where he worked with prominent soil scientist Professor E.W. Hilgard. His work with Hilgard on the fermentation...