Coffee is the berry of a tree found native in Abyssinia. The tree attains a height of 15 to 20 feet, but when cultivated, it is generally kept lower by cutting. The tree has shining green leaves, and bears beautiful white flowers, which are followed by reddish-brown berries, each of which contains two grains of coffee. The coffee-tree is cultivated extensively in Arabia, Java, the Philippines, Ceylon, Brazil, and in the West Indies.

Coffee

Coffee is the berry of a tree found native in Abyssinia. The tree attains a height of 15 to 20 feet,…

An illustration of a girl drinking from a cup.

Girl Drinking From Cup

An illustration of a girl drinking from a cup.

An adult male drinking from a tankard with an oak barrel behind him. A tankard is a form of drinkware consisting of a large, roughly cylindrical, drinking cup with a single handle.

Man Drinking

An adult male drinking from a tankard with an oak barrel behind him. A tankard is a form of drinkware…

An adult male drinking from a tankard with an oak barrel behind him and his rifle propped up against a rock. A tankard is a form of drinkware consisting of a large, roughly cylindrical, drinking cup with a single handle.

Man Drinking

An adult male drinking from a tankard with an oak barrel behind him and his rifle propped up against…

Tea consists of the dried leaves of a number of evergreen shrubs, natives of China or thereabouts. Tea is cultivated in China and India, as far north as latitude 45. It appears to thrive between 25 and 33 N. Latitude. It is extensively cultivated in Malacca, Java, and various portions of the English possessions in India. Tea was introduced into Europe by the Dutch in 1610.

Tea Plant

Tea consists of the dried leaves of a number of evergreen shrubs, natives of China or thereabouts. Tea…

This plant bears leaves that are useful in the production of tea beverages.

Tea Plant

This plant bears leaves that are useful in the production of tea beverages.

An illustration of a woman drinking out of a bottle.

Woman Drinking

An illustration of a woman drinking out of a bottle.