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COCOA-GROWING COUNTRIES 457 



diameter, 8^ cm. ; weight, 559 gr. ; weight of the seeds, 

 ~128 gr. ; number of seeds, 41 ; weight of one seed, 3'1 gr. 



FIG. 136. The common Surinam Amelonado type 

 (see also Fig. 32). 



The seeds are dark violet and of a bitter taste, 

 rather flat, as in most Amelonado types. 



FIG. 137. Another type of Surinam Amelonado. 



Ked as well as yellow types are present ; neither 

 is prevalent. 



Besides, there are to be found other Forastero 

 varieties, but they are not so general as the ordinary 



