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and sterile at the opposite change, and stops 
vegetation in the tree. It is not unireqnently 
mixed with a stratum of marl, to which so 
soon as the roots of the tree arrive, decay 
ensues—the first indication of which is to be 
observed in the yellowness of the leaves, which 
soon become shrivelled, till at length all drop 
off, nature yields, and life becomes totally 
extinct. In my experience I have sesn large 
patches of coffee die off after this manner 
"—without any apparent possibility of account¬ 
ing for it, but on digging down to the lower 
roots, the marley stratum of which I have 
spoken, is to be found. A plan was resorted 
to by an experienced planter, to re-establish 
a field, which had thus died away ; he caused 
a small quantity of whitelime to be thrown into 
the holo (which was always dug very large) in¬ 
tended to receive the young plant, together 
with a portion of the upper soil. The tree 
grew, and bore for a series of years; but. 
again became the victim of the marl. It 
would, therefore appear that the warmth of 
the lime had been absorbed by the chilling 
dampness of the marly stratum, and that the 
latter availed itself of its power to communi¬ 
cate its deadly breath to the roots of the 
ree. 
In virgin lands, after the usual preparation 
of felling and clearing away the wood, the 
Coffee plant is put in, in the following manner:—- 
the land is lined off into rows of from 6 to 7 
feet square, as the richness of the soil and the 
prospects of climate may warrant. At each square, 
pegs are inserted in the first instance to denote 
the spot assigned for the reception of the plant. 
