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the older ones at the St. Clair Experiment Station in 

 Trinidad, did not give the present writer the impression 

 of a weaker growth than the ordinary cocoa. It is 

 probable, however, that this species is more particular 

 about soil than the ordinary T. cacao. 



FIG. 18. Theobroma pentagona. 

 Reproduced from Fauch&re, Culture pratique du cacaoyer. 



The fruits have a thin bark and are yellow or red 

 when mature ; the seeds are white or violet. 



This variety of cocoa is not very productive ; Preuss 

 reports that the average yield per tree is ^ kilo- 

 gram (1 lb.). 



