138 OTHER VARIETIES. 



Passoeren and Pekalongen Rank next to Prean- 

 ger, being usually brown, regular and uniform, full in 

 body, round in flavor and as a general rule very fragrant, 

 particularly when the crop is good. 



Madioen and Soerabaya Belong to the yellow- 

 bean class, and are rather light in weight and body but 

 pleasing and agreeable in the cup, approximating to a 

 fine Cucuta Maracaibo in form, liquor and general 

 characteristics. 



Soerakarta and Djokjakarta Are among the best 

 of the Java growths, large, heavy and well-developed in 

 bean, handsome and attractive in the roasted state, yield- 

 ing a rich golden-yellow liquor, creamy in body and 

 aromatic in flavor. 



Bali and Timoor Are grown on the small islands 

 to the south of Java, and though fair in size and quite 

 brown in color, are nevertheless deceptive in roasting and 

 drinking qualities. 



Malang and Samarang Are light in weight and in 

 color, somewhat chaffy in the natural state and " quak- 

 ery " in the roasted, thin, flat and flavorless in liquor. 



Old Government Java Is a trade term applied to 

 coflee grown and stored under the supervision of the 

 officers of the Dutch government, and in contradistinc- 

 tion to that raised by the natives, but is now an almost 

 obsolete term. It is produced principally in the Prean- 

 ger district, where the greatest care and attention is 

 bestowed on its cultivation and curing, its cultivation 

 never being entirely entrusted to the natives ; the pri- 

 mary object of the government officials being to improve 



