40 NOTES ON AGRICULTURE IN CYPRUS 



principles, be able to secure a more recognised position 

 and a remunerative, though perhaps limited, demand, at 

 any rate for some of the special brands. 



For the benefit of village producers practical lectures, 

 with the help of special apparatus, are now being given in 

 the wine villages during the vintage season, by officials of 

 the Agricultural Department. 



The export of wines (including commandaria) and 

 spirits during the ten years ended 1913 were of a total 

 value of 313,920 and 55,364 respectively. The lowest 

 and highest figures were 20,274 in 1909 and 52,351 in 

 1911 for wines and 3,991 in 1906 and 8,187 in 1913 for 

 spirits. For the last four years the exports have been : 



v>r Wines (including c''t 



Commandaria) S P ints ' 



1914 .... 29,405 4,396 



1915 .... 38,158 5.431 



1916 . . . . 80,165 6,865 



1917 . . 78,451 22,173 



There is an export duty on wine at the rate of 8 paras 

 per gallon, on all spirit of 20 paras per gallon and on all 

 vinegar of 5 paras per gallon. 



Some seventeen varieties of Vitis vinifera have for a 

 long time been grown in Cyprus ; the most largely culti- 

 vated being the following : 



Mavro (black). The commonest variety, medium- 

 sized bunch, with dark, large, oval-shaped grapes. 



Xinisteri (white). Common variety, with medium- 

 sized bunch, white roundish grapes, thin skin. These 

 are suited to a rich moist soil. 



Voophthalmo (ox-eye). Equally common variety. 

 Rather small bunch, with black, round and rather small 

 grapes. Suited to a dry, calcareous soil. 



The Muscat comes next, being mostly grown at 

 Oinodhos. It is the common early muscatel of the East. 



The remaining kinds are locally known as Bastardico 

 (bastard), Maratheftico or Kraseti, Morokanali or Spourta 

 (flabby-berried), Promari or Glycopromo (early or early- 

 sweet), Xantho, Axanthi or Phinikoto, Kouphorrhovo or 

 Katin-parmak, Verico, Sultana, Razaki, Corinthiaki 

 (currant), Malaga (Alexandria Muscatel), Rhodities. Of 



