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„dadap" however is to be preferred above all other shel- 

 tering-trees ; unfortunately during the last twelve years the 

 tree is subject to all kinds of diseases, so that it had ne- 

 cessarily to be replaced by another kind. 



The more elevated the ground, the less shade it 

 requires, so that, consequently, the distance between the 

 trees varies according to the elevation. In plantations under 

 3000 feet high, the „dadap" is planted at a distance of 

 12 by 12 feet (1 feet = 3 decimetres), at an elevation of 

 upwai'ds of 3000 feet it is planted at a distance of 18 by 

 12 feet ; provided the coffee be planted at a distance of 

 6 by 6 feet; in case this distance is 6 b}' 8 feet, the dis- 

 tance of the „dadap" must be respectively 12 by 16 and 

 18 by 16 feet^ and when the coffee is planted at a distance 

 of 10 by 10 the „dadap" must be respectively 12 by 20 and 

 18 by 20 feet apart. ^) The „Albizzia molucana" should 

 not be planted less than from 24 b}- 30 feet in grounds 

 respectively under and above 3000 feet. 



Although the „dadap" is inferior to the „Albizzia", 

 with respect to the shade produced, the former tree is 

 preferred, however, because it has not, like the „Albizzia", 

 the drawback of being very frail and often losing branches, 

 which in their fall break the coffeetrees down. 



To plant the dadap, young off-shoots of 2V2 feet in 



1) The distance between the sheltering-trees depend not only on the eleva- 

 tion, but also on the climate. In a rainy climate the plants are not set so thickly 

 as in a dry climate. 



