98 



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century and cultivated by them, Mocha coffee being a renowned 

 variety. It was introduced into Europe by the Dutch from 

 their East Indian possessions, a burgomaster of Amsterdam 

 having carried it there from Mocha. In the eighteenth 



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century specimens of the plant were sent to the West Jndies, 

 where it flourished so abundantly that it soon became one of 

 their staple products. Conditions in the islands suited the 

 tree admirably, for coffee needs considerable heat and moisture 

 for its successful cultivation, and it prefers hilly slopes to level 

 land, and it likes a rich soil. 



