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COFFEE I ITS CULTIVATION AND PROFIT. 



what rougher cartilaginous membrane of smooth, 

 shiny consistency, for this reason called the parch- 

 ment. Above the latter comes the pulp, " muci- 

 laginous, saccharine, and somewhat glutinous," as 

 an exact author terms it ; and, outside again, there 

 is the external skin. 



Coffee varies in colour from brown to bluish 

 green. Not only do Coffee seeds vary in colour, 

 but also in size. The following table will give an 

 idea of the size of the berries, and also of the com- 

 parative value of Coffee from different localities : 



Those sorts which are marked with an asterisk 

 are irregular in size and colour, and have the 



