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Beverag'e Plants. 

 Coffea arahica. Creole Coffee. Arabian Coffee. Seedlings 3 cents. 



A small shrub. Fruits borne in small clusters along the side 

 branches, falling when ripe ; of good flavour. 



C. excelsa. Congo Coffee. Seedlings 3 cents. 



A coffee somewhat resembling the Liberian in foliage. Small fruits, 

 borne in dense clusters at intervals along the branches. They ripen 

 more or less together and do not fall so readily as the Arabian. This 

 coffee will thrive under drier and more exposed conditions than 

 C. rohusta. 



C. Liber ica. Liberian Coffee. Seedlings 3 cents. 



A strong growing and hardy species with largo fruits, producing 

 coffee of inferior flavour to the Arabian, being more bitter. 



C. rohusfa. Robusta Coffee. Congo Coffee. Seedhngs 3 cents. 



Similar in general characteristics to C. excelsa but with smaller 

 leaves, less hardy and consequently requires more protection from sun 

 and wind. In flavour it is almost equal to the Arabian. 



<J. stenophylla. Narrow Leaf Coffee. Sierra Leone Coffee. Seedlings 3 cents. 



Characterized by narrow leaves and small, dark purple cherries borne 



usually in pairs. The latter character makes picking somewhat 



expensive. Of good flavour but is not a favourite for cultivation locally. 



Cola acuminata. Kola nut. Seedlings 3 cents. 



A small tree bearing pods containing several large seeds which v/hen 

 dry are of a reddish brown colour. These are exported for medicinal use 

 and for the making of beverages. 



Theobroma Cacao. Cacao. 



Seedlings from selected, good type, heavy bearing trees at River Estate. 

 Budded— Budded frona the best varieties, the budwood taken from 



trees giving an average of over 80 pods a year: 12 cents each. 

 Special quotations for large quantities. See page 2. 



Spices and Perfumes. 

 Cinnamomum Camphora. Camphor. Seedlings 5 cents. Layered Tlants 



24 cents. 

 A small tree, which yields the camphor of commerce by distillation 



of the young leaves and twigs. 



■Cinnamomum zeijlanic am. Cinnamon. Seedlings 10 cents. 



A small tree valued for its aromatic bark, which when dried is 

 used largely for flavouring purposes. 



DijJtenjx odorata. Tonka Bean. Seedlings 10 cents. 



A large tree with fragrant seeds, which after curing are exported for 

 use in the perfumery and tobacco trades. 



Eugenia carijophijllata. Clove. Seedlings 10 cents. 



A small tree. The dried flower buds are the commercial cloves, 

 largely used for flavouring. 



