SI'KHM, OULTIVATKI) STOCKS 



I.e maoV for shade against the severity of the sun, but. drip from 

 trees must be avoided by seeing that they are at a Huffi'-u-nt 

 nee from the seed-beds. The beds should be slightly raised and of 

 .(h to allow of hand dressing from the dividing paths. In many 

 temporary shelters may have to be constructed over the beds. A 

 trench had better also run along the top of the entire nursery so as 

 i-herk the possibility of surface wash. 

 The reader should consult the Dictionary, and one or other of the 

 Imiral reports, cited above, for details of the coffee industry. For 

 , the varying methods of sowing, transplanting, weeding, pruning, 

 which to some extent are peculiar to each locality, must be sought 

 elsewhere. All that can be attempted in this work is a review of the 

 ts that are deemed likely to have a bearing on the stability and 

 perity of coffee planting. 



Selection of Stock. One of the most important of all tasks is the 

 ision as to the stock to be grown. Even if the choice has been 

 .e of Arabian in preference to Liberian, there still remains the selection 

 the race or hybrid desired, and the source of supply. The reputa- 

 n of the seed estate, the age of the parent stock (seven to ten years 

 ferably), the method of treatment of seed, etc., etc., are points of vital 

 portance. The seed should be gathered from healthy plants, the 

 erries should be fully ripe before being plucked, then hand pulped 

 r maturity, and lastly they should be washed and dried in the 

 ,de in such a fashion as to avoid both fermentation and undue drying 

 the kernels. In fact some planters believe that seeds fresh from the 

 should be husked and instantly sown to obtain the best results, 

 e talk of " male " plants and the discussion as to the value of pea- 

 y as seed, are themes indulged in at the expense of infinitely more 

 uable topics, but the greatest mistake of all is to suppose that coffee 

 coffee and that both seed and seedlings may be picked up anyhow 

 anywhere. 



Races and Hybrids M. Jumelle (Lea Cult. Colon. (Aliment.), 1901, 352-3) 

 mtions many forms of coffee (apparently all races of *'. nr6*o) and his 

 ;umeration may be here quoted as suggestive, since some of the races men- 

 ned are already known to the Indian coffee planters. He treats of Moka 

 the stock typical form of the species and adds : 



(a) Vermelho. A red-fruited coffee much grown in Central America : it is 

 ire robust than the type. 



(6) Amarello of Brazil. A yellow-fruited plant rich in cafeine but rather 

 tor in taste. 



(c) Maragogipe. The Upland Brazilian coffee, which has seeds nearly as large 

 Liberian coffee and is very prolific. This form appears to have been intro- 



,ced into South India and is often referred to by planters, but no one appears 

 have furnished a report of its special merits or of the success attained with 

 in India. According to some writers this is a hybrid between '. ambira 



1: 1.,,,,,'oitn. [Cf. Kew Bull., 1894, 163-4; L'Horti. Colon., 1900, 62-3; 



. News W. Ind., 1903, ii., 316-7.] 



(d) Leucocarpa. A white-fruited plant found originally in Sierra Leone, 

 uld this be one of the special species of that country and not a cultivated 



9 of *'. nt'Hbirn T 



(e) Soufrie're. A very hardy plant that resists insect pests : the leaves are 

 > those of the type but the seeds much larger. 



(/) Leroy of Reunion or Pointed Bourbon. Is more hardy than Moka, has 

 rt branches crowded with leaves, and the seeds are pointed at one end. 

 (g) Mysore. Commercially described as "Cannon's high-priced Mysore." 

 9 round heavy seeds ; the branches are ascending ; but as the yield is irregular 

 is being replaced by the next form. 



373 



COFFEA 



ARABICA 



Cultivation 



Trr:,.-!,. 



Varying 

 Methods. 



Selection 

 of Stock. 



Age of Parent. 



Seed should bo 

 washed. 



Pea-berry. 



Races. 



