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plantations there with Hevea planted in rows between 

 Liberian coffee. During the first year the Hevea suffers 

 somewhat from want of light, but once it has overtopped 

 the coffee it grows as quickly as that on neighbouring 

 plantations grown in virgin soil. After four or five years, 

 according to the growth of the Hevea, the coffee must 

 be taken out. 



