Mission olive (1889), Calamata olive (1955), Olive Bar (1996)

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   The revised OED has "mission grape," but not "mission olive."  The Google numbers:
Mission grape--258
Mission olive--317
   OED also doesn't have the Greek "calamata" or "kalamata" olive.  Don't ask me--maybe they were too busy eating cheese?
   There's an "olive bar" at the Space Market here at University Place at NYU.  The varieties:  Green, Black, Calamata, Gaeta Black, Colossal and Manzanilla, Arbequina, Moroccan, and La Provencal Green.
   Google has 82 "Manzanilla olive" hits; OED has "Manzanilla" from 1893 (MOA-Mich. Journals). I'm away from the American Periodical Series at Columbia (it's spring break and the library is closed) to beat that right now.
   The LOS ANGELES TIMES might also have the "Mission olive," but anyway:

OLIVE BAR
   18 December 1996, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. C2:
   ...the food will be Mediterranean, with an olive bar and tapas tea.

MISSION OLIVE
   July 1889, OVERLAND MONTHLY AND OUT WEST MAGAZINE (MOA-Mich. Books), pg. 74:
   The choice oil put on the market by Mr. Cooper, and which brings the highest price of any in the world, is made from the Mission olive.

   24 December 1890, BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE ("The American Olive," from HARPER'S MAGAZINE), pg. 2:
   The sort known as the Mission olive, planted by the Franciscans a century ago, is generally grown now, and the best fruit is from the older trees.

CALAMATA/KALAMATA OLIVE
   26 August 1955, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 22:
   The Calamata (most popular among customers) iss oval-shaped, very tender, delicate.

   24 October 1970, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 28:
   Later the old man spoke to him of the Kalamata olives Achilles ate after leading his Myrmidons in battle...


UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA--COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE EXPERIMENT STATIONS
   _OLIVES._
by Arthur P. Hayne
_PROXIMATE ANALAYSES OF OLIVES._
by George E. Colby
Sacramento
1895

Pg. 27:  The following is a partial list of well-known olives, the names of which are sometimes misspelled:
Amellau
Ascolano
Ascoli
Atrorubens
Atroviolacea
Attica
Belmonte
Bella di Spagna
Bellotudo
Bozzolo
Bianchetta
Carraqueno
Casalivo
Cayon
Champion
Colchonudo
Columbaro
Columbella
Correggiolo
Cornicabra
Cucco
Dalmatian
Dolce
Empeltre
Favarol
Frantojo
Garnan
Gentile
Giogliaio
Gordal
Gremignolo
Grossajo
Hervaza
Huff's Spanish
Infrantojo
Javaluno (j--h)
Lavagnino
Leccino
Lucques
Macrocarpa
Madrileno
Manzanillo
Mammolese
Marcherito
Maremmano
Mignolo
Mission
Monopolese
Morchiaio
Morajolo
Morinello
Mortino
Mortellino
Nevadillo Blanco
Nevadillo Nero
Nigerina
Nigretta
Nocillara
Oblonga
Obliza
Occhino
Ogliaro
Oleastro
Olivastro
Oriolo
Palono
Palazzriolo
Palombino
Patronese
Pendulina
Pendoulier
Perugino
Pesciatino
Plangente
Picudo
Pilloro
Picholine
Pignolo
Pocio
Praecox
Puntarolo
Racimal
Raciuoppe
Ragghio
Ragialo
Rastrellino
Razzo
Redding Picholine
Rendondillo
Regalis
Rossellino
Rubra
Salvatico
Salonica
San Agostino
Santa Caterina
Selvatico
Sevillano
Taggiasco
Trillo
Tondo
Uvaria
Varal Blanco
Verdale
Verdejo