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plants were put down in rows, 6 feet apart and 6 feet 

 from plant to plant. They were in full flower, and 

 for a first crop the appearance of fruit was all that 

 could be desired, and Letter than I expected to see. 

 The internodes, between the leaves, were about 2 inches 

 long on an average, which is considered favourable. 



At another and older plantation, 5 acres of very 

 irregular but healthy trees, and 5 acres of" 32 months 

 old" trees yielded about 60 cwt. of marketable coffee. 

 The last were planted at a distance of 5 X 5 feet, and 

 under the shade of large trees (the remains of the 

 forest that formerly grew on the land) which had 

 been left standing. These plants were much too close 

 together, and the growth had been so rapid and strong 

 that the lateral branches were overlapping each other 

 about a foot. The internodes, on the branches of 

 these plants, were on an average over 3 inches long, 

 which, as coffee only bears at the axils of the leaves, 

 gives indication of much Avood and little fruit. But 

 this is only the result of planting under shade. 

 The 5 years old coffee had also been planted under 

 shade, and some of the trees that bad been left 

 standing to protect the coffee had fallen, broken, and 

 destroyed a number of the plants. On the same pro- 

 perty, and side by side with these, was another plan- 

 tation •' 20 months old," which had been formed on 

 open ground. The plants averaged about 28 inches 

 in height, and were in full flower for the first time 

 when I saw them. They were in robust health, the 

 leaves of a dark green colour, and gave every indica- 

 tion of yielding an abundant crop. The plants were 

 put down at a distance of S X 8 feet, and the side 

 branches or laterals were within a foot of meeting 

 between the rows. The leaves were on an average 



