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Speaking generally, the finer types of Forastero 

 show a smaller percentage in weight of seeds and pulp, 

 while the coarser varieties have generally a larger 

 amount of pulp, so that the weight of seeds with pulp 

 represents a larger percentage of the weight of the 

 whole fruit. 



With Criollo it is again different. Java Criollo was 

 found to yield as follows : 



Husk . . . .370 grams = J9 per cent. 

 Seeds with pulp . . 97 =21 



Whole fruit. . 467 grams = 100 per cent. 



As regards the relative weight of the different 

 substances of the fresh seeds, the following figures were 

 obtained bv Harrison : 



Probably more numerous measurements would con- 

 firm the conclusion that the coarser varieties of Forastero 

 (as the "Calabacillo" of Harrison) have relatively 

 heavier cuticles than the finer ones (as the " Forastero " 

 of Harrison) ; but the quantity of pulp is generally 

 greater in the coarser varieties a fact which leads 

 again to the warning not to consider the above results 

 as standard figures. 



Numerous analyses have been made of the fruits of 

 different varieties. Harrison examined separately the 

 kernels of the beans, the cuticles and pulp, and the 

 husks ; this was done with the fruits of a " Calabacillo " 

 and with fruits of a " Forastero " (probably Angoleta 

 or Cundeamor), both types from Demerara. In con- 



