The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-06-04
TIE COFFEE TREE.

1t Is generally believed tina, the Coffee
tree comes originally from Arabia Felix.
This shrub, which is an evergreen, grows
very quickly, aud its wood is tough. Its
flowers, which dIfuse a sweet odor like
tina. OF the jessamine pass away in a few
days. and are succeeded by a berry, some.
times round and sometimes oval, conpos.
ed Of a yeilowish coIored pulp, which
serves 10 envelope two little beans Joined
together on the first side, and each sur
founded by q leather-like pulp. These
two beans constitute the Coffee.
The cultivation Of The Coffee tree re-
quires the greatest care, and this shrub
ihrives especially in Arabiu, the Isle oil
France, Bourbon. all the Antilles, and in
the countries lying between the tropics
In the kingdom Of Yemen the largest
plantations Of Coffee trees are usually halt
way up the mountains, between the excess
sive heat Of the low ground and The cold
of the summit. The roots of the Coffee
tree require water, and in the plains they
take care 10 plant them near some trees
tina. may protect their leaves from the
burning heat OF the sun. In the planta.
lions Of Africa, Asia aud America, they
sow the benns in nurseries unless the
quarter should be rainy in tina, case they
plant them a! regular intervals. and the
shrub is not transpIanled. Ia St. Domin-
gn, Martinico, and the islands situated
above the equator they SOW Coffee to-
wards The aulumnal equinox in The Isle
OF France and Bourbon towards The yer.
nal equinox. They take care 10 throw in
to the same field some grains Ct Indian
corn or small peas, which preserve the
litle Coffee trees from the excessive heat,
the hurricanes and the gales which blow
violently in these attitudes. The Coffee
tree is not in full bearing until its filth
year. II produces beans in abundance
for thirty>6ve years, and in some pIan,u.
lions they have found means Of prolongiug
the existence Of the shrubs by looping
them.
The principal Coffee harves, takes
place in the beginning of spring ia our
colonies, and in Arabia Felix, about The
Districts OF Alden a d Mocha. The Der.
ries are then Of deep red. The Arabs
eptCan plSSSS VI ltHCu uiiSA VIC Sulltc
trees and hen shake the shrubs all the
ripe berries fall, they expose them 10 the
rays Of the sun 10 dry them thoroughly
aud then remove their envelopes by max
ing them pass through a stone or wooden
cylinder. The bans then separate, and
they place them again ia The sun 10 secure
a complete drying, after which they put
them into bags made OF PUSHES, for cxpor-
,alion. 10 The European colonies the
gathering OF Coffee is done by hand, In
Martinico, the Isle Of France, Bourbon
and GUIANA, the blacks PICK the berries Of
the Cuhee tree one by oGe they expose
them to The air and to the sun 10 extract
their pulp. 10 countries where it rains
much they effect the drying in a stove ;
this process is The quickest and least ex-
penslve. When they have taken of The
pulp with a mill they dry the beans a
second time, winnow them, expose them
again TO the sur AID the beans finally
lose all their greenncss. They pile the
bags one upon another, and take care 10
remove from lhem all kinds Of aromatic
plants, whose emanalions Uight change
the perfume Of the Cofte.-From A.
Saint ArromGn's Treaties.