CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

 HISTOKICAL 



Early use of cocoa in Mexico — ^The Introduction of cocoa to Europe 

 — Growth of cocoa consumption — The World's production and con- 

 sumption of cocoa ........ pp. 1-4 



CHAPTER II 

 BOTANICAL 



Origin of commercial cocoa. — Description of the genus Theohroma 

 — Description of T. cacao, T. pentagona, and T. sphcsrocarpa — 

 Distinguishing features of the Forastero and CrioUo varieties — The 

 production of cocoa flowers and fruits — Dimensions of the flowers and 

 fruits of different varieties ...... pp. 5-10 



CHAPTER III 

 CLIMATIC REQUIREMENTS OF COCOA TREES 



Temperature and rainfall in Brazil, Ecuador, San Thome, Trinidad, 

 Santo Domingo, Venezuela, West Africa, and Ceylon . pp. 11-14 



CHAPTER IV 



SOIL REQUIREMENTS OF THE COCOA TREE 



The chemistry of the cocoa tree — The chemical and physical char- 

 acters of cocoa soils — Good and poor cocoa soils — Composition of 

 Ceylon cocoa soils — Characteristic root-system of a cocoa tree — 

 Biological condition of soil — Soil moisture . . . pp. 15-21 



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