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stem of the tree and below its crown of large 

 palmated leaves, which have sufficient digestive 

 power to render tough meat tender when 

 wrapped in it. Bananas are plentiful, as are 

 Anona Cherimolia, the custard apple or sweet-sop, 

 and A. muricata, sour-sop. Pine-apples are largely 

 cultivated and grow wild in many parts of the 

 country, as do guava trees (Psidium Guajava). " 



PLANTATION PRODUCTS. Coffee. Various ) 

 kinds of coffee plants are cultivated or grow wild 

 in northern Angola, especially near Cazcngo and 

 Galungo Alto, where their beautiful yet ephemeral 

 flowers gladden the landscape. These plants 

 include the imported species, Coffea arabica (the 

 world- wide plant), C. liberica (the best-known 

 West African species), and C. hypoglauca ; and two 

 smaller plants, C. melanocarpa, with black berries, 

 and C. jasminoides, which may be indigenous, but 

 are not economically important. C. arabica is 

 somewhat less resistant to disease and has smaller 

 berries than C. liberica, but their better flavour, 

 greater sugar content, and softer skin render 

 machinery unnecessary in preparation. The soil, 

 climate, and elevation of north Angola are very 

 suitable for coffee culture, though the rainfall 

 (50 inches) is somewhat low. Most of the 

 " plantations " consist of the wild plants of the 

 hillside, which are pruned and picked as required, 

 but cultivation is also carried out, wild coffee 

 seedlings being transplanted from the forest for 

 the purpose. 



Cocoa. --This well-known tree (Theobroma 

 Cacao), 10 to 20 feet high, with its curious little 



