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NATURAL HISTORY. 
grows to the height of eight or ten feet. 
The twigs and leaves rife by pairs : the 
leaves are two inches broad in the middle, 
from whence they decreafe to a point at 
each extremity. As this tree will not thrive 
when tranfplanted, unlefs kept in mould, it 
has been found very difficult to rear it in 
diftant climates ; but this inconvenience has, 
by attention and perfeverance, been fo con- 
fiderably diminiflied, that it is now cultivat- 
ed, with the moft promifing fuccefs, in the 
Wefl: as well as the Eaft Indies. 
The fruit hangs on the twigs, by a foot- 
ftalk, containing one, two, or more, in the 
fame place. Thefe fhrubs are watered by 
artificial channels, like other vegetables ; 
and, after three or four years bearing, the 
natives plant new fhrubs, in confequence of 
the old beginning then to decline. They dry 
the berry in the fun, and afterwards diveft 
it of the outward huflcs, with hand-mills. In 
the hot feafons, they ufe thefe huflcs, roaft- 
ed, inftead of the coffee berries ; and efteem 
the liquor impregnated with them more 
cooling. 
1 he coffee berries are generally ripe in 
April : they are efleemcd, as being of an 
excellent drying quality, comforting the 
brain, eafing pains in the head, fupprefling 
vapours, drying up crudities, preventing 
drowfinefs, and reviving the fpirits. 
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