. The world's commercial products [microform] : a descriptive account of the economic plants of the world and of their commercial uses. Plant products; Produits naturels; Produits végétaux; Natural products; Botanique agricole; Botany, Economic. 184 The World's Commercial Product;; aiv ill carefully pivi)aivcl and tllo^(.^l^llly will-tillfd mirsfrv Inds, sinmtud so lliat tlir iilant> .an ivadily be watiTcd. It is luressarv to alfonl siiadr'to tliu vouiij,' ])lants, and tliH ,-an !)(â by ananpni,' . matting, palm Iraws, rlc, ,âi a iVain.'uork tliivc or f,,ur feet abovf the


. The world's commercial products [microform] : a descriptive account of the economic plants of the world and of their commercial uses. Plant products; Produits naturels; Produits végétaux; Natural products; Botanique agricole; Botany, Economic. 184 The World's Commercial Product;; aiv ill carefully pivi)aivcl and tllo^(.^l^llly will-tillfd mirsfrv Inds, sinmtud so lliat tlir iilant> .an ivadily be watiTcd. It is luressarv to alfonl siiadr'to tliu vouiij,' ])lants, and tliH ,-an !)(â by ananpni,' . matting, palm Iraws, rlc, ,âi a iVain.'uork tliivc or f,,ur feet abovf the kvouiuI. When tlif plants an' about on.' to two high aru transplanted to thfu- situation>, tlu> bciuK 'I'mc at a when >ho\vers arc'lnviut-nt. tran>plantni,i,' the shade is gradually removed and the plants hardened oh exac tl\- as in thi- country one would prei)are seedlings f.)r the diherenee in elimate between a frame, or green- house, and a situation in the oi)en. After being tniiisplanted temporary shading is afforded by palm , leafy branches, or in ,,ther wavs, each (ouiitrv and --ometiines each estate. Ori-ENSLANl). COl-lEi; EIGHTEEN MdMUS Al TEK lililM. I'LAN rEII or r having its ou inc'thod in these matters of ch'tail. The distance between the plants varies, but from ten to .teeii feet aixirt may be taken as about the average planting distance. Cat<ii crops can be cultivated between the rows whilst the coffei' plants are voung and small. In Hra-!il, for instance, inai/e and beans are planted between the young shrubs. These give a useful crop and at the same time serve to shelter the coffee from the sun. , and plan- tains are commonly emplowd in a similar way. .\s soon as the coffee plants become well developed .ind begin to Ix^ar fruit, the other plants should be removed unless there are special considerations which render their retention advisable for a longer period. Weeding is of great iini)ortan


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