rot and leaf disease.

Pruning.

Management of pruning, with reference to rot and leaf disease.

The removal of moss and rubbing down the trees. The cultivation
of the soil.

Difficulties connected with the proper cultivation of the soil.

The best tools for digging. Renovation pits.

Renovation pits valuable as water-holes. Their value in
connection with water conservation.


CHAPTER XIV.--THE DISEASES OF COFFEE.

Leaf disease, or attacks of _Hemeleïa Vastatrix_.

Mr. Marshall Ward's report on leaf disease in Ceylon. Leaf
disease probably always existed in Mysore. Said to have caused
much loss on some estates.

Losses of leaves from other causes commonly attributed to leaf
disease. No reason to fear it if land is well cultivated,
manured, and shaded. Evidence that shade can control leaf
disease.