SECTION IT. 



COMMEECIAL VAKIETIES OF COFFEE. 



THE coffee-berry of Cayenne is rather convex, irregular, of 

 a dull green, covered with a slight pellicle. It is analogous 

 to Mocha, and of a pleasant aromatic flavour. 



That of G-uadaloupe is elongated, larger, of a dark greyish 

 green, and nearly always without any pellicle. 



The coffee-berry of Martinique is also large, oval, flat on 

 one side, with the furrow deep and straight for the greater 

 part of its length, but diverging at the ends. Its odour is 

 agreeable, and the flavour strong when used alone, but it is 

 generally mixed with Mocha. 



The Mocha berry is very variable in form, size, and colour, 

 but it is generally more round or compressed than other 

 coffees; its odour is strong and agreeable, and very cha- 

 racteristic. Many of the seeds are often covered by the 

 endocarp, while others are without the pellicle. A great 

 number also are rounded, and the involuted edges form a 

 deep furrow, differing from the ordinary one. The form of 

 these seeds is due to the abortion of the other half of the 

 fruit, which gives it this particular formation. 



Aden, alias Mocha, coffee is, along with the other coffees 

 of the Eed Sea, sent first to Bombay in Arab ships, where it 

 is "garbelled" (picked), previously to its being exported to 

 England. The bean is always broad and small, and the 

 climate of India is supposed to improve its flavour. The 

 seed of the Berbera (Abyssinian) plant is usually called long- 

 berried Mocha. 



