34 COFFEE : ITS CULTIVATION AND PROFIT. 



adverse circumstances to avoid in forming his garden, 

 modified only perhaps by the species of Coffee he 

 cultivates ; but as Coffee Arabica is almost invariably 

 the plant grown by English, this latter clause is not 

 of much importance. 



He must not locate himself in a shadeless torrid 

 zone, swept by parching winds, or the first hot spell 

 after the trees have come to maturity will wither 

 their leaves and his hopes at the same time. If 

 he goes high up the mountains amongst the drifting 

 clouds, he will get into a climate wetter and even 

 colder than the English, and will possess in the 

 fulness of time a garden admirably suited for pro- 

 ducing the ingredients of Coffee-leaf tea, but little 

 else. He may be fond of a sea view, but must 

 remember that sea winds are laden with over much 

 moisture, while those from the land are usually 

 deficient in that very respect. To strike the happy 

 mean between extreme adverse points, and to 

 modify nature where he cannot control her, is half 

 the planter's art. 



