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CALIFORNIA. 



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COFFEE PLANTING 



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CEYLON AND INDIA. 



CHAPTER I. 



Coffee Botanical description The Leaves Blossom Bark 

 Fruit C. Mauritiana C. Liberiana C. Arabica 

 Origin Introduction to Europe Into Java Holland 

 West Indies Medicinal properties Nutritive Sti- 

 mulant Disinfectant Discovery of Roasting process 

 Adoption in Arabia Moslem opposition Among the 

 Turks In England Mr. Edwards Pasqua Rosee's 

 Coffee-house His handbills Coffee leaves Febri- 

 fuge properties Method of preparing Use in Suma- 

 tra Their medicinal properties Cheapness. 



THE Coffee Plant (Coffea Arabica) belongs to the 

 botanical family Ritbiacecz, and to the Class. Pen- 

 tandria Monogynia of Linnaus. In the Arabic 

 language, Kakwak is the name given to the 

 liquor made from Coffee ; in the Turkish, Capee, 

 of which last our own word is probably a cor- 

 ruption. 



The Coffee plant may be best described as a 

 shrub. Its appearance is graceful and attractive. 



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