The Planting of the Cacao-Tree, 



The time for planting begins in the months of May and June, 

 December and January after the short and long dry-season. 



This planting is done in two ways: i. by putting the 

 cacao-beans in the ground, 2. by means of young plants 

 previously nurtured for the purpose. 



Everything depends on this planting, and it is a business 

 that must be attended to with the greatest attention. Choose 

 therefore efficient workmen of good conduct, and on whose 

 carefulness you can rely, since the success of the young plan- 

 tation depends entirely upon them. 



If you plant with beans, you must proceed as follows : First 

 loosen the soil to a depth of 2 to 3 centim. ; then put in the 

 beans flat, having first washed them well to remove the sweets, 

 which would attract the insects, and stirred them in lime to keep 

 off the insects and to promote the looseness of the soil. Then 

 cover them lightly with earth to prevent their being driven 

 into the ground by the rain, which frequently happens even in 

 heavy compact clay. The beans develope sooner than young 

 plants from the nursery, but they are more exposed to destruc- 



