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V. Coffee Cultivation Continued 



D. Staking 314 



a. Object, Advantages, and Time of Staking . .315 



b. Staking in Soconusco . . . . r , 315 



c. Staking in Ceylon . . . . . .';' 316 



Laborie System . . . ...... 316 



Sabonadiere System . . . . . . 316 



Respective Advantages of the two Systems . . 317 



E. Digging the Holes . . ."' . . . 317 



a. Time for Digging the Holes . ... . 317 



b. Manner of Digging the Holes . ; . . .. 318 



c. Size of the Holes . . . * . ;. . 318 



d. Planting without Holes . . . * . . 318 



5. Transplanting . ... . . v . '>. . 318 



A. Time for Transplanting . . / . . . 319 



B. Transplanting with the Earth Adhering to the Roots 319 



a. Advantages of Transplanting with the Earth Adher- 



ing to the Roots . . .' . ; ' . . . 319 



b. Manner of Transplanting with the Earth Adher- 



ing to the Roots . . . . * . . 319 



c. Quantity of Earth Adhering to the Roots . . 320 



d. Size of the Plants at the Time of Transplanting 320 



e. Pruning the Root of the Plant in Transplanting . 321 



C. Transplanting with the Root Free from Earth . . 321 



a. Manner of Planting Coffee-Trees with the Roots 



Bare . . . . . . . . .321 



b. Disadvantages of Transplanting with the Roots Bare 322 



c. Case in which Transplanting should be Done with 



the Roots Bare ....... 322 



D. Transplanting in Slips . . . . . . 322 



E. Transplanting in Ceylon .' . . . , * 322 



6. Cultivation of Coffee . . . . . . . 323 



A. Clearing the Ground . ... . . . 323 



a. Necessity and Advantages of Weeding . . . 323 



b. Manner of Weeding . . . .-. . . 324 



c. Number of Weedings to be Made During the Year 324 



d. Weeding in Ceylon . . , . . . . 325 



B. Replanting . '. . . . - . * . . 325 



C. Pruning . . ... . . * < * .325 



a. General Considerations on Pruning . ^ . 326 



b. Principles of Pruning . . . V- . . 326 



c. Advantages of Pruning . . . . ... 327 



d. Topping ... . . . . . . 328 



e. Pruning . ... . . ... 329 



