( ror ) 
strength. As arule, the finest flavor is not associated with 
the higher percentages of caffeine. Coffee contains less 
caffeine than tea, and therefore, the strength of the infusion 
being the same, is less injurious to the nervous system. 
When used in excess, it induces a sort of palsy and also 
injures the kidneys. When large quantities are habitually 
used, it tends to impair the vision. 
2213. A fruiting branch of Coffea arabica L. 
2214. Picture illustrating the picking of coffee. 
2215. Entire coffee beans. 
2216. Coffee in “‘parchment.’’—The coffee seeds before the removal of their thin, 
tough covering. 
2217. Blue Mountain coffee.—A very choice product from the Blue Mountains of 
Jamaica, West Indies. Acquired in Jamaica by D. T. MacDougal. 
2218. Ordinary Jamaica coffee. 
2219. Washed Jamaica coffee. Jamaica coffee that has been thoroughly washed 
in water, in a tumbling barrel. 
2220. Guatemala coffee.—Coffee of very fine quality, produced in the mountains 
of Guatemala. Presented by Claassen Bros., of New York City. 
2221. Coban Maracajeipa Guatemala coffee.—A specially fine variety of Guatemala 
coffee. Presented by Percy H. Johnson, of New York City. 
2222. Washed Guatemala coffee. Presented by Claassen Bros. 
2223. Washed Manda coffee——Exported from Maracaibo, Venezuela. Same 
donor. 
2224. Ordinary Maracaibo coffee. Same donor. 
2225. Caracas coffee.—A well-flavored coffee, but weak and its flavor fleeting. 
Presented by Percy H. Johnson, of New York City. 
2226. Washed Cauca coffee. Produced in the valley of the Cauca River, Colombia, 
South America. 
2227. Medellin coffee.—Exported from Medellin, Colombia. This coffee, of 
exquisite and permanent flavor and medium strength, is probably the 
choicest coffee in the American market. Presented by Percy H. Johnson, 
of New York City. 
2227. 1. A sample of the same that has been kept for many years excluded from 
the air, developing a wonderful flavor. Same donor. 
2228. Bucaramanga Coffee.—Coffee exported from Bucaramanga, Colombia. 
Same donor. 
2229. Washed Costa Rica coffee. Presented by Claassen Bros. 
2230. Another sample of the preceding. 
2231. Washed Mexican coffee. 
2232. Fancy Porto Rico coffee. 
2233. Ordinary Porto Rico coffee. 
2234. Black Jack coffee-—A rather poor grade of coffee, though of strong flavor, 
produced in the Rio Janiero section of Brazil. 
Unless otherwise specified, the samples were presented by Charles A. 
Wakeman, of New York City. 
