10 COCOA AND CHOCOLATE. 



becoming scarce, chiefly through the bad 

 policy of replacing decayed trees by in- 

 ferior specimens. The next variety is the 

 For aster o, the best kinds of which are the 

 Cundeamar, of two descriptions, one with 

 yellow, the other with red pods. The 

 former is the better, containing large seeds 

 which, in color and the ease with which 

 they are fermented, resemble the Criollo. 

 The third variety is the Amelonado ; and 

 the fourth and lowest is the Calabacillo, 

 whose seeds are small, bitter, and of a dark 

 crimson color. 



All the varieties except the Criollo, 

 which is probably confined to Venezuela, 

 are known collectively as Trinitario, or 

 " Trinidad," the best being but little in- 

 ferior to Criollo in the matter of quality, 

 and superior on the score of fruitfulness. 

 Hence Trinidad forms the principal nursery 

 from which plants or seeds are procured 

 for new plantations. 



The various kinds of cocoa may be 



