JAMAICA. 



BULLETIN 



OF THE 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



CD 

 SI 





Vol. V. 



JANUARY, 1907. 



Part 1. 



GRAPE VINE CULTURE. 



BOTA 



Compiled by W. HARRIS, F.L.S., Superintendent of Hope Gardens 



Introductory- 

 Propagation 



Cuttings 



Grafting 

 Site for Vinery- 

 Preparation of the Border 

 Planting young Vines 



Distance apart 

 Pruning and Training 



Arbour 



Trellis 



Information on Grape Vines appears from time to time in the 

 Bulletin between the years 1887 and 1905. As this information 

 is scattered over a period of eighteen years it has been considered 

 desirable to arrange it under proper headings and issue it in 

 pamphlet form for the convenience of grape growers. 



The articles and notes were contributed mainly by Mr. W. 

 Cradwick, Travelling Instructor, Mr. W. J. Thompson, Superin- 

 tendent of King's House Gardens, and the Rev. Wm. Griffith of 

 Kingston, all of whom are experienced and successful growers 

 and have devoted much time and study to the cultivation of this 

 fruit which has attracted the attention of man from the earliest 

 time ; indeed, records of the cultivation of the grape, and of the 

 making of wine in Egypt, go back 5000 to 6000 years. 



The Grape Vine (Vitis vinifera), is found growing wild in the 

 temperate regions of Western Asia, Southern Europe, and parts 

 of Northern Africa, and is generally believed to be a native of 



