the Coffee -Trees ffand in Lines, at a (mall diftance from one 
another. 
I cannot help obferving here, by the by, that it was un- 
doubtedly the Coffee-Trees being planted under others, that led 
Monfieur Bernier into the Miftake of thinking this Plant a Species 
of the Convolvulus , Dr. Rohinfon has long ago made this Re- 
mark ; but it could not be known at that time, what had given 
occafion to Monlieur Berniers Miftake. 
But to go on with Monfieur la Roque, As fc^ the Coffee- 
Harveft, fays he, fince the fame Tree is at the fame time often 
loaded with Flowers, and green and ripe Fruit that muff necef* 
farily happen at three different Seafons 3 but as thefe are not all 
regular and fixed, the Arabians reckon but one Ffarveff in the 
Year, which is always in May^ the far greateff Quantity of Coffee 
being gathered at that time. 
For this purpofe they fpread a Canvas under the Tree, and 
then lhake it j and this brings away with eafe all the Coffee that 
is thoroughly ripe. 
As foon as it is gathered, they put it into Sacks, and carry it 
to a convenient Place for drying. There they lay it in Heaps 
upon Matts, expofed to the Sun, till fuch time they think the 
Husks may be eafily got off, by means of a large Stone or Iron- 
Rollers, which they draw over them for that Effedl. 
When the Beans are thus cleared from the Husks, and parted 
in two in the manner we fee them, they are laid out to dry in 
the Sun a fecond time, being as yet too green andmoiff to ijf* 
fer the Sea j afterwards they winnow them with great Fans, till 
they are thoroughly clean • for without that Care, their Coffee 
does not fell at near fo great a Price as otherwife. 
Thus far Monfieur la Roque ; and by all thefe different Parts 
of Labour is Coffee made fit for Ufe or Sale j being tranfported 
in this State, in immenfe Quantities, from one Province of Arabia 
Felix alone, through all the reff of Ajia and Europe ^ and a good 
Part of Africa and America. 
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