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in the vicinity of Zanzibar. It is a small, upright, tree- 

 like plant about six feet high, heavy in foliage and flow- 

 ering, but devoid of fragrance and barren of fruit. 



Coffea Trifora. — A shrub of about six feet high, found 

 in Othahetai, foliaceous and flowery, but producing no 

 fruit. This particular variety is also to be found in 

 Jamaica, San Domingo, Martinique and other islands of 

 the West Indies. Many other species such as the Coffea 

 Fambase7ia, a native of the Friendly Islands, Coffea 

 Gheiigalensis, grown in Nepaul, Coffea Opidina and the 

 Cirdorata, the latter being claimed to be analagous to the 

 true Coffee plant, and is extensively grown on the island 

 of Tamai, and many others cultivated principally for 

 their seeds. 



