. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. COFFEA BB. Segments of corolla wide: Ivs. ovate. Bengalfensis, Roxb. Bengal Coffee. Lvs. ovate, barely twice as long as broad, acute, but not having a long, abrupt point : fls. in 2's or 3's ; segments of co- rolla barely twice as long as wide. E. Ind., Malaya. has much showier fls. than C. Arab
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. COFFEA BB. Segments of corolla wide: Ivs. ovate. Bengalfensis, Roxb. Bengal Coffee. Lvs. ovate, barely twice as long as broad, acute, but not having a long, abrupt point : fls. in 2's or 3's ; segments of co- rolla barely twice as long as wide. E. Ind., Malaya. has much showier fls. than C. Arabica. A small shrub with glabrous, dichotomous branches. A native of the mountains of northeastern India, whence it was brought to Calcutta and much cult, there for a time. It is now neglected, the berries being of inferior quality and the plants not productive enough. AA. Corolla 0-, 7-, or 8-parted. B. Fls. in dense clusters or glomes : lvs. short-pointed, 6-12 in. long. Lib^rica, Hiern. Liberian Coffee. Lvs. longer than in C. Arabica. and wider above the middle, with a pro- portionately shorter and less abruptly contracted point: fls. 15 or more in a dense cluster; corolla segments usu- ally 7. Trop. Afr. Trans. Linn. Soc. II. 1:171 (1876). II. 6:105. 1890, pp. 104, to be more robust and productive than C. Arabica, with berries larger and of finer flavor. It is a more tropical plant than the common Coffee, and can be grown at much lower levels. "It is a small tree, similar in general to C. Arabica, but of more vigorous and upright habit, and larger in all its parts. Lvs. 6-12 in. long: corolla 6-8- parted: berries dull crimson, larger, more numerous, and more nearly spherical than those of most forms of C. Arabica. In its native forests in W. Afr. it attains a height of 30 ft. or more, and flourishes near sea level. Owing to its greater size, vigor and productiveness, it is now being extensively planted in coffee-growing re- gions, particularly in the
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