$2 NOTES ON AGRICULTURE IN CYPRUS 



the famous Chios mastic is obtained by incisions made in 

 the trunks of the male stocks. 



The terebinth tree (P. Terebinthus), locally called 

 " tremithia," is a bush very widely grown throughout the 

 higher regions. It is used as a stock on which to graft 

 P. vera. The berries are used for extraction of oil 

 which has a value for culinary purposes. They are also 

 made into a cake called " tremithopites." The berries 

 are much smaller than those of the P. palcestina. 



VEGETABLES 



The cultivation of vegetables has considerably extended 

 of late. Good market gardens have existed in and around 

 the principal towns for many years, but more attention is 

 now being paid to this industry in the villages, wherever 

 water is available, and a considerable amount of skill is 

 shown in production. 



Among the best and most generally grown vegetables 

 are spinach, cauliflowers, cabbages, egg-plants, lady's 

 fingers, leeks, artichokes, broad beans (also grown as a field 

 crop), radishes, celery, beet-root, pumpkins, marrows, 

 cucumbers, lettuces, tomatoes, lentils, kohl-rabi ("kouloum- 

 bra "), kidney beans ( <( phasoulia "), peas, kolokas, onions 

 and potatoes. 



There is a considerable demand in Egypt for fresh 

 vegetables, and to meet this the land around the " ports " 

 of Famagusta, Larnaca and Limassol has been for some 

 years specially devoted to their cultivation. In the 

 mountain valleys a continuous series of small vegetable 

 gardens may be seen flanking the sides of the river-banks. 

 The exports of vegetables to Egypt in recent years are 

 given in the following table : 



VM , Beans and Other 



Ycar - Omona. Pea9 Vegetables. 



Cwts. Cwts. Carts. 



1909 

 I9io 

 igii 

 1912 

 1913 



6,664 r '7 2 9 49 



3,807 858 60 



5,512 2,346 122 



3,659 2,583 135 



2,854 1,670 32 



