A nursery should be made into beds dug quite a foot deep in good rich soil, and should be shaded 

 until the plants get strong. The parchment berries should be put in about an inch deep, 2 or 3 inches 

 apart in the vows, with 4 to 6 inches allowed between the rows. A nursery usually requires watering 

 at first and during hot weather. If the little plants come up too thick they should be thinned out and 

 carefully transplanted into other beds, care being taken not to bend the tap root, and with finger and 

 thumb to see that they are firmly fixed into the soil. 



Lining. 



Owing to the steepness and roughness of the land, lining is very difficult to execute properly in 

 Jamaica : the usual mode is with a long, single, stout rope, with pieces of colored rags fastened in at 

 the distance apart at which it is intended to place the pegs. I have adopted the Ceylon plan of lining 

 at Arntully, that is using 8 or 10 ropes, first laying them down and then using a moveable transverse 

 rope, putting in the pegs where the two ropes meet. I have noticed how very wide apart the old Coffee is 

 usually planted in Jamaica, commonly eight feet, sometimes stretching to nine; this is far too wide. I am 

 planting Ceylon fashion, six by six, and would certainly not put my trees further off each other than 

 seven feet square, if I could possibly avoid it. The advantages of close lining are that the trees cover 

 the ground and prevent the growth of weeds. It is a mistake to have too small a number of trees to 

 the acre, or to have many galls, or bare spots which have never been supplied. 



Supplying. 



Supplying the places of plants that have died off, is a work of the utmost importance and should be 

 taken in hand from the first and followed up from time to time, so that the fields may be made as even 

 and regular as possible. I admit it is a most difficult proceeding in Jamaica because of the steep nature 

 and general looseness of the land, causing frequent earth-slips, and the rolling of stones and logs which 

 kill, break and cover up the young plants ; this makes it a most difficult and tedious process to raise 

 Coffee here, compared to what it usually was in Ceylon ; the plants on these steep lands should there- 

 fore be protected by a peg or two driven stiffly about four to six inches above the plant, so as, if pos- 

 sible, to turn off' rolling stones, loose earth and trash. 



Holing. '''~~Z^~M^aEM 

 In most Jamaica soils on the upper mountains, holing is really not required, the soil being natu- 

 rally loose and porous. In this case the best tool to use for planting is a stout iron digger, three feet 

 long, about one inch thick, pointed at one end, and flattened at the other to a width of say three inches ; 

 with this the earth about the peg can be well loosened to a fair depth, the stones and roots removed, and 

 the plant put in at once. Much care should be taken to keep the tap root straight, and also to spread 

 out the fibrous roots, in fact to put back the plants as nearly as possible as they were in the ground 

 previous to being transplanted. It is necessary also to be most particular not to allow the men to plant 

 too deep, and below the collar. 



In the lowlands, and where the soil is naturally stiff, holes should most certainly be dug ; they 

 should not be less than eighteen inches wide and deep, and should be filled up with the best of the sur- 

 rounding mould, or what has come out of the hole if good, and no stones or trash should be allowed to 

 get in. In uncertain weather stumps are most safe to plant, they should not be much thicker than an 

 ordinary lead pencil. Planting should only be confided to trustworthy and experienced persons, and 

 the gang should not be too large so that they may be well under supervision. A light showery, cloudy 

 day, is best for planting ; if very wet the mould becomes mud, and the planting cannot be done properly. 



(To be continued.) 



B.— GRAPES. 



Cuttings of the following Grape "Vines can be supplied, price 2d. each : — 



1. Muscat of Alexandria — Oval White Muscat Grape. The best and handsomest White Grape in 

 cultivation. Must have well drained soil and warm aspect. A shy bearer in cold, damp situations. 



2. Black Barbarossa — Round Black Vinous Grape. Bunches sometimes very large and handsome. 

 Quality only second rate except when very ripe. A vigorous grower, and needs a large arbour or 

 trellis. Requires heat. 



3. Alicante— Oval Black Grape. Bunch and berry very large, ripens late and keeps well. 



4. Mrs. Pearson — Round White Muscat Grape, very prolific, late in ripening but keeps long. Does 

 well grown in pots. 



5. Foster's White Seedling — Oval White Sweetwater Grape — First class in quality, ripens early 

 and very prolific. This variety will probably be found most suitable for the hills. 



The following directions on Grape Vine Culture have been distributed with the cuttings : — 



1. Vines are best raised from single eyes, making healthier plants and coming sooner into bearing 

 than when propagated from layers or canes with several eyes. 



2. Sand or sandy loam in shallow boxes is the best material in which to strike them. When placed 

 in a warm moist situation they readily form roots and as soon as this takes place they should be planted 

 out where they are intended permanently to remain. Water should be given only sparingly, but the 

 plants should never be permitted to become dry. Established vines when in active growth require 

 abundance of water. After a crop is taken off water should only be used to keep the foliage clean and 

 healthy, so as to promote the ripening of the canes for the next bearing. 



3. So soon as the new growth commences and a few leaves are formed, some support (as twigs, 

 small branches, &c.,) should be provided for the vine to run upon and it should be allowed to grow for 



