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SUB-VARIETIES. 



size, appearance and product being attributed by them 

 to a variation in soil, climate and methods of cultiva- 

 tion, there are three principal varieties, however, readily 

 distinguished and recognized by those who have much 

 to do with it, and are known to commerce as Coffea 

 Arabica, Coffea Liberica and Coffea Maragogipe, lately 

 discovered in Brazil, all of which or their transplants 

 furnish the Coffees of commerce. 



Coffea Arabica, 



Or "Arabian Coffee plant," is the best-known species, 

 being an evergreen, partaking more of the nature of 



