CONTENTS 



Page 



PREFACE 7 



CHAPTER 1 9 



Comparative notes ; a coffee tree in bloom ; Mavinkere 

 Coffee Estate ; up-to-date estates ; combining business ; 

 Mr. Appenzauser ; coffee plantation in blossom. 



CHAPTER II 17 



Worthiness of coffee planting ; Mavinkere Stores. 



CHAPTER III 19 



The history of coffee ; group of coolies (India). 



CHAPTER IV. 21 



Species of coffee ; Arabian coffee ; climate suitable for 

 Arabian coffee ; varieties of Arabian coffee ; " Cafe" Am- 

 arillo," or yellow coffee ; "Cafe Hibrido de Liberia" ; " Caf 

 Rojo," or red coffee ; Robusta coffee ; altitude suitable for 

 Robusta coffee ; suitable soil for Robusta coffee ; Liberian 

 coffee. 



CHAPTER V 31 



The planter's enemy ; diseases, etc., of the coffee tree ; the 

 "Ojo de Gallo," or Cock's Eye; causes; remedies; the 

 "Pulgon," or bug; the " Taladrador," or Borer; "Pud- 

 rimiento," or rot. 



CHAPTER VI. 39 



Fertilization ; chemical fertilizing experiments. 



CHAPTER VII. 44 



Shade ; a well-laden tree with coffee cherries ; a young, 

 unshaded plantation. 



