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CACAO 



VARIETIES. There are numerous more or less distinct varieties, which 

 may be divided into two or at most three groups, vi/., "Forastero" (= foreign> 

 "Criollo" (=native), and "Calabacillo" (small calabash); the last named 



DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE OF CACAO FRUIT. 



Xos. 1 to 5 pods from 1 to 7 weeks old. 



6 to 8 Longitudinal and transverse sections of pods. 



though long regarded as a form of Forastero, is now considered a distinct type. 

 The typical Forastero has a thick and deeply furrowed bottle-necked pod, and 

 is of a red or yellow shade ; the seeds, which are large and numerous, are some- 

 what rounded, and purplish in section ; the tree is a vigorous grower and 



