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been given. A report on the disease was written 

 by Mr. Berkeley. 2 



When visiting Coorg some years ago, my atten- 

 tion was called by a planter residing on the Man- 

 galore Ghaut to a new form of blight, which, he 

 assured me caused much mischief in that district. 



This disease is there known as stump y from its 

 being due to decay of the stump of a particular 

 forest-tree peculiar to the district, felled in the 

 process of clearing ; sooner or later all the coffee- 

 trees in the immediate neighbourhood of these 

 stumps begin mysteriously to die out, and the only 

 remedy for the mischief is to remove the offend- 

 ing stumps as quickly as possible. 



Rot is a disease said to exist where the young 

 coffee-leaves and shoots turn black and wither. 

 This is generally caused by too much wet and 

 cold. The best remedy is draining the ground well, 

 laying down also, if possible, mana grass two or 

 three inches thick over the surface. This ground- 

 thatching has a marvellous effect in qualifying sour, 

 stiff soils, and counteracting the effects of a cold, 

 wet climate. It will also be desirable to prune the 



2 While going to press, I am informed that a Ceylon 

 planter claims to have discovered some means of check- 

 mating the leaf disease. Not having any details, I make no 

 comment on this announcement, which I sincerely hope may 

 prove true. AUTHOR. 



