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topographical conformation of that part of the State is 

 most unfavorable for its commercial cultivation. Again, 

 in the extreme southern part of California climatic condi- 

 tions favorable to its production has been found, but so far 

 little encouragement has been received from the efforts to 

 cultivate the plant in that section. Some years ago 

 Liberian coffee-plants were introduced by the Agricultural 

 Department, this species being hardier and needing less 

 care and attention when transplanted to other countries. 

 But, contrary to all precedent and expectations, they 

 were found to require a warmer climate and more conge- 

 nial topographic conditions than the Arabian species 

 already tried. Here it is a fact worthy of note, that in 

 many "of the countries into which the coffee plant has 

 been introduced, indigenous varieties were subsequently 

 discovered. This is more particularly true of Liberia, 

 Mauritius, Malabar and Manilla in the Eastern Hemi- 

 sphere, and in Mexico, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Peru and 

 Brazil in the Western. No less than sixteen different 

 species being claimed to have been discovered in the 

 latter country alone. 



