THE CACAO-TREE. 25 



Name of Cocoa. Weight of too Nuts. 



Grammes. 



Common Trinidad 98. 



Fair, good Trinidad . . . . 123.2 



Very fine Trinidad l 7&-7 



Medium Granada IO 4'5 



Fine Granada . . . [.. V * 131. 



Caracas . . . 1^ % v . . 130.3 



Dominican no. 



Fine Surinam 122. 



Fine Surinam (small) .... 71.5 



Bahia (Brazil) 118. 



Mexican . . .."> " ''. ''.-. J.v . 136.5 



African * v ,'- 128. 



The nut, in its unprepared condition, 

 is not an article of retail trade. Before 

 it reaches the consumer it requires much 

 preparation, and without such preparation 

 it is in as impracticable a condition as 

 unground grain before the miller has con- 

 verted it into flour. 



