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Madagascar Criollo. This variety has been de- 

 scribed by Fauchere. The description and the excellent 

 photographs 1 leave no doubt as to the pure Criollo 

 character of this variety. 



The length of the pod varies between 16 and 20 cm., 

 the diameter between 6 and 9 cm. The pod contains 

 30 to 35 seeds, the length of which varies between 

 1|- and 2 cm. ; they are plump and in section nearly 

 circular. The colour is white and the taste only slightly 

 bitter. The colour of the pod is generally red, seldom 

 yellow. 



According to Fauchere this cocoa was most probably 

 imported from Keunion, and this island apparently got 



FIG. 23. Nicaragua Criollo (after Preuss). 



it from Ceylon, so that the Madagascar Criollo would 

 seem to be a descendant of the " Old Ked." 



Nicaragua Criollo (Fig. 23). This variety has 

 been studied by Preuss in its native country. Like the 

 Venezuela Criollo it has fruits with a warty surface 

 and deep furrows ; towards the stalk the fruit ends 

 with a broad side ; the shape is often asymmetrical. 

 All these characteristics are the same as those of the 

 Venezuela Criollo ; but in addition the Nicaragua Criollo 

 has other characteristics which differentiate it more 

 widely from the Venezuela Criollo than any of the 

 others mentioned, and which give it a place by itself 

 among the Criollo varieties. 



1 Fauchere, Culture pratique, p. 10 and Figs. 2, 3. 



