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CROPS GROWN FOR BEVERAGES 



done is to remove the pulp from the seeds. Then they 

 are cured by leaving them in the sun for several days. 

 When cured the two outer coverings are removed and 

 the coffee is packed for shipment. Sometimes the 

 coffee is dried before the pulp is removed and the pulp 

 and coverings are removed afterwards. 



About two thirds of the coffee crop is grown in Brazil. 

 Large quantities are grown in Central America, the 

 West Indies, and Java. 



PICKING TEA IN JAPAN 



Tea is the dried leaves of an evergreen shrub or small 

 tree that grows mainly in China, Japan, India, and 



