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Indies to see the sight and inhale the 

 perfume." 



In Uganda, British East Africa, where 

 coffee planting is now developing so much, two 

 kinds are said to be cultivated by the European 

 settler, viz., " Nyasaland " and "Bourbon." 

 It is very interesting to note that the former 

 variety, derived from " Blue Mountain " 

 coffee of Jamaica, was introduced into Nyasa- 

 land, and thence into Uganda, some dozen 

 years ago. The "Bourbon" is said to have 

 been imported by the French missionaries from 

 the island of Bourbon, but having originally 

 come from Aden. Both these varieties are 

 considered to be derived from Arabian coffee. 

 It will be recalled that the outbreak of the 

 coffee-leaf disease about three years ago in this 

 Protectorate unfortunately obliged planters to 

 go in for the cultivation of other kinds of coffee , 

 such as Liberian. This kind, however, 

 requires low, rich, and well-sheltered land to 

 thrive well, since it suffers severely from 

 breeze. 



During my last trip in Alta Verapaz Up-to-date 

 (Kepublic of Guatemala) I visited the estate Estates, 

 named Panzamala, about fifteen miles from 

 Senahu. Here I found something which 

 certainly serves as an example to planters 





