ILLUSTRATIONS 



FIG. PAGE 



1. The Cocoa Tree . 2 



2. Indians roasting and kneading cocoa ..... 4 



3. Map of the World, showing the distribution of the cocoa- 



growing countries . . . . . . . 15 



4. Diagram showing the position of the leaves on the stem of a 



young cocoa plant . . . . . . . 42 



5. Diagram showing the position of the leaves on the branches 



of the cocoa plant . . .' . . 42 



6. A cocoa twig with four shoots . . . . . . 43 



7. A cocoa leaf ......... 44 



8. Flowers on the stem of a cocoa tree . . . . . 45 



9. Flowers and fruits 011 the main branches of a cocoa tree . 46 



10. Young twig of Theobroma bicolor, showing the arrangement of 



the blossoms in the axils of the young leaves . . . 47 



11. Flower-cluster (dichasium) of Theobroma bicolor ... 48 



12. Different forms of flower-clusters ..... 49 



13. Very small twigs such as sometimes appear on the branches 



and stem ......... 50 



14. A, Flower of the cocoa plant. B, Foot of the flower-stalk, 



bearing small scales . . . . . . . 52 



15. Parts of the cocoa flower ....... 53 



16. The development of the fruit and the fruit-cushion . . 55 



17. The fruit-cushion 56 



18. Theobroma pentagona (reproduced from Fauchere, Culture 



pratique du cacaoyer) . . . . . . . 58 



19. Theobroma bicolor, young tree ...... 59 



20. Theobroma bicolor, branch with fruit, and fruit alone . . 61 



21. Typical Criollo fruits (Java), slightly larger than the average 71 



22. Java Criollo ...... 72 



