II. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHOCOLATE- 

 PLANT. 



THEOBROMA CACAO. 



chocolate plant is known to botanists as Theobroma 

 Cacao. The first or generic word in this name means 

 food of the gods. The genus contains six species, only one 

 of which is generally cultivated. It is probable, however, that 

 some of the seeds which find their way into commerce are 

 yielded by other and wild species. It is, moreover, more than 



