. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 132 THE AGUICULTURAL NEWS. April 29, FRUITS AND FRUIT TREES. OOFFEA ROBUSTA IN PARA RUBBER CULTIVATION. The following information is taken from Dr. P. J. S. Cramer's paper on Cofea roi/Ufta as an intercalary crop with Para rubber, in the Bulletin de la Socieli- Eehje d'Etudes Coloniales, for February 1911. This com- mences by referring to' the origin of Cofea ro'juHa, which Dr. Cramer considers to be identical with Cofea Laure7itu: this species is as distinct from Cofea arahica and Coffea iiber
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 132 THE AGUICULTURAL NEWS. April 29, FRUITS AND FRUIT TREES. OOFFEA ROBUSTA IN PARA RUBBER CULTIVATION. The following information is taken from Dr. P. J. S. Cramer's paper on Cofea roi/Ufta as an intercalary crop with Para rubber, in the Bulletin de la Socieli- Eehje d'Etudes Coloniales, for February 1911. This com- mences by referring to' the origin of Cofea ro'juHa, which Dr. Cramer considers to be identical with Cofea Laure7itu: this species is as distinct from Cofea arahica and Coffea iiberica as these are ditterent from one another, and requires conditions quite other than needed by these, for its proper growth. In the-history of the distribution of the species, it was first obtained from Brussels in 1900 for planting in the east and centre of Java, where it was consid- ered as a curiosity until two years later, when its large power of production came under observation. Since 1907, there has been a great extension of the area of Coffea robusin in Java; the estimated area in 1907-8 was 5,000 acres, and 1908-9 from 20,000 to 30,000 acres, and it is jirobable that this estimate is below llie actual extension. No other kind of cofl'ee is being i)lanted at present, to any extent, in Java. CLIM.\TE. Experiments in Java show that this coS'ec will flourish from sea-level to an altitude of 3,000 feet. The best plantations are found in the humid districts of East Java, where there is a large rainfall distributed equally during the year. These estates are situated from 1,000 to 1,500 feet above sea-level, and the soil is deep and rich in vegetable matter. The,plant is capable of resisting drought to a certain degree, Imt prefers an abundant and regular rainfall. In the south of Java, it lias survived a dry period lasting nearly four months; the trees suffered to some extent, but recovered very quickly after the first rain. In Java, llobusta coffee is always planted
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