litSOBTS Aim OOOBG. 165 



333 Pavetta indica, Linn, Kan. Pavate, Pappadi. 



Fig-Wight Ic. t. 148. 



References.— Dici. of Econ. Prod, of Ind, ; Fl. 

 of Brit. Ind. ; Brand. For. Fl. 275. 



A deciduous shrub or small tree of variable 

 character. Plentiful in the scrub tracts and on the 

 isolated hills of the interior. It is commonly used 

 for fuel ; and the root and leaves are medicinal. 

 The Flora of British India enumerates five varieties 

 of the species. 



334 CofFea arabica, Linn. 



The vernacular is a corruption of the English 

 name of the product, and nothing more. 



The Arabian coffee bush is largely cultivated on 

 the hills of Mysore and Coorg. In the first named 

 province, the principal seats of cultivation are Ohik- 

 magalur, Manjarabad, Koppa and the Baba Budan 

 hills. Its cultivation was established atthe first named 

 place by Mr. Cannon about the year 1830 ; since 

 which date many thousands of acres have been 

 cleared of virgin forest to make room for coffee. 

 An interesting experiment of growing this, product 

 imder irrigation, at Bangalore, has proved very 

 successful for several consecutive years, and 

 Mr. Meenachshaiya, the owner of the estate, is 

 sanguine of its becoming a profitable industry in 

 carefully selected sites. 



The crop now on view, at Rochdale Park, is cer- 

 tainly much heavier than what is usually seen on the 

 hill estates. But whether the coffee plant will sustain 

 forcing for any length of time, is yet a matter of 

 experiment. 



For best results on the hiUs, the bush requires a 

 certain amount of shade, but in supplying this, a 

 very judicious selection of trees becomes imperative, 

 in case that the latter should do more Harm than 



