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OTHER BRAZILIAN VARIETIES. 



doubled in consumption in recent years. It is fast sup- 

 planting the milder growths of other countries, the 

 finer grades being frequently substituted for Maracaibo, 

 and even Java, by unprincipled dealers. While many 

 of them roast " quakery," they are nevertheless almost 

 invariably smooth and pleasing in liquor and flavor. 



Red-bean Santos — Grown in the Campinas district, 

 is medium in size and reddish in color — a peculiarity 

 derived from the soil, which is composed of terra rocha 

 (red earth) — and is claimed to be richer and more 

 flavory than either the white or yellow bean varieties. 



Mocha-seed Santos — Is a small-bean variety, grown 

 from Bourbon seed or transplants, and is fast becoming a 

 very popular sort. It is shipped principally to France, 

 where it masquerades under the name of Mocha, thereby 

 diminishing the demand for this favorite sort in propor- 

 tion to the amount distributed. 



MaragOgipi — Which was discovered in the province 

 of Bahia some years since, is claimed to be an indige- 

 neous variety and is called after the district where it was 

 first found. The bean is as large as Liberian, but flat in 

 form and varies in color from a very light to a dark- 

 green, but while heavy and full in body and fair in qual- 

 ity, it is yet lacking in all the essentials of a fine coffee, 

 disappointing the great expectations at one time formed 

 of it. 



Cafe des Aguas — Is so termed from blossoming in the 

 rainy season, and which has the effect of stunting and 

 deforming the beans. The bean is oblong in shape and 

 imperfectly formed, while the liquor is thin and watery 

 and devoid of flavor. 



