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flavour, is owing to the practice, in that part 

 of the world, of gathering the berries before 

 they are quite ripe, whereas the Arabians 

 shake their trees, and by this means obtain 

 the berries in full perfection. Mr. Lunan 

 observes, that the West-Indian berries being 

 considerably larger than those of the Turkey 

 coffee, require much longer keeping; but Mr. 

 Miller, the celebrated gardener, is of opinion, 

 that coffee does not require long keeping, 

 and that it loses a part of its flavour. He 

 states that two gentlemen, who resided some 

 years in Arabia, assured him that the berries, 

 when first ripe, were very superior to those 

 which had been kept: he also states, that 

 from plants brought from the West Indies, 

 and raised in English hot-houses, coffee-ber- 

 ries have been produced, which, at a proper 

 age, were found to surpass the very best 

 Mocha that could be produced in Great 

 Britain. Jamaica coffee is often sold as 

 Turkey coffee in London, and there have 

 been many samples sent from thence, that 

 have proved quite equal to any Arabian 

 berries. As coffee readily imbibes the smell 

 or flavour of any article it comes in con- 

 tact with, it is often injured in the voyage 

 home, by being stowed near sugar, rum, 

 pimento, <kc. &c. ; and the flavour which it 



