should be kept of manure applied.

Bringing round a neglected plantation. Steps that should be
taken.

Manurial experiments.

Native manurial practises should be studied. Application of
various soils as top dressing by native cultivators. The best and
most economical way of manuring coffee has yet to be discovered.

Manurial experiments need not be costly.


CHAPTER XIII.--NURSERIES, TOPPING, HANDLING, PRUNING, ETC.

The selection of seed.

Irrigated coffee near Bangalore. Mr. Meenakshia's gardens. The
selection of a site for a nursery.

The best time for putting down the seed.

Plants should be grown in baskets. The pits for vacancy plants.

Topping. The best heights for.

The time when trees should be topped.

Handling and the removal of suckers. Its importance as regards