RUBIACEH. 995 
Kind of Coffee. : Moisture, Caffeine, 
‘ ~ p. 100 pee00. ss 
mentos, Brazil” ......-sscsess 90° | 1:29 
Manilla pee ig: 1°20 
Ceylon 6°2 1-24 
erak 78 1-22 
Costa-Rica pore 1:24 
Jamaica (pale) .....005..000 RE : | 1-21 
RE 0 rr eet, 9°0 1:28» 
Mysore lieuassGuveusheees 8:0 1:28 
he process for the extraction of the caffeine used by Paul 
Cownley was the following :—The coffee in fine powder 
ixed with moist lime and exhausted by alcohol in a Waitt’s 
or. After removal of the alcohol the dry residue was 
with a small quartity of water, acidulated by sulphuric 
to convert into sulphate the trace of lime present. After 
on the liquid was shaken with chloroform, and on the 
aporation of the chloroform the caffeine was obtained in 4 _ 
ine state. é 
merce.—The coffceecaltaraltt region is Bonikent Fadia} ; 
(et 
blight (which is caused by a is, Hemi vast ta br 
ing over the leaves and destroying their functions) it 
rted ae quantities to other countries, as the ne 2 
show :— 
Quantities in Cwts. Value i in Rupees. 
1,54,36,427 . 
1879-20 359,313 1,62,67,465 
1880-8] 869,357 . 1,59,96,688 _ 
1881-82... oy cisss..4055.+ 946,364 1,44,74,;650. - 
1882-83 353,324 1,39,22,040 
locha coffee is imported into Bombay, where it fetches 
arly double the price of Indian coffee. 
iplospora a anal Dalz. Haken in Kew. Journ. 
