titi PENTANDRIA. 



great care to conduct from the mountains little rills 

 of water, in small channels, to the roots of the trees : 

 it being absolutely necessary that they should be con- 

 stantly watered, in order to produce and ripen the 

 fruit. When they observe that there is a good deal of 

 fruit upon the tree, and that it is nearly ripe, the water 

 is turned off from the roots, to lessen that succulency 

 in the fruit which too much moisture would occasion. 

 In places much exposed to the south, the coffee-trees 

 are planted in regular lines, sheltered by a kind of 

 poplar tree, which extends its branches on every side 

 to a great distance, affording a necessary shade when 

 the heat of the sun is too intense. When the fmit is 

 advanced to maturity cloths are spread under the trees, 

 tiie trees are then shaken, and the ripe fruit readily 

 drops off. The berries are afterwards spread upon 

 mats and exposed to the sun until they are perfectly 

 dry 3 after which the husk is broken with large heavy 

 rollers, made either of wood or stone. When the 

 coffee is thus cleared of its husk it is again dried in 

 the sun, and lastly winnowed." 1 " 



Both the outer pulpy part of the berry, and the 

 inner membrane immediately investing the seed, are 

 prepared for use by the Arabians 3 the former is much 

 esteemed, and constitutes the coffee d la Sultane ; the 

 latter is chiefly employed by the common people, 

 and sold under the name of Kischer. The seed* used 

 by us, and which by the Arabians are thought to be 

 too heating, are principally imported into Europe 

 r This account is adopted from Mr. Ellis's translation. 



