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the Liberia, It grows very freely, and yields quite as much as the 
Liberian, but is somewhat longer in coming into bearing. Both the 
natives and French traders at Freetow say that it has a superior 
flavour, and prefer it to the Liberian. In ‘fact, latterly a certain an 
has to a French dealer, who is said to se ll it a 4 frs. 
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what the 1 market value in BELiveeboó would be. 'The plant appears to 
thrive best in the higher hills about Sierra Leone, on gne eissose or 
granitic soil, and can be grown at from 500 to 2000 feet.” 
The plant, shed Mabie the accompanying ime was produced for the 
Botanical M. , was raised at Kew from seed sent in May 1894 
by Sir Williaa.’ H. Qayi Jones, ie Chief Jos nein of ‘the West African 
Settlements and Deputy Governor of Si on 
e circumstances under which the seed was collected is Mea in the 
following despatch communicated to Kew by the Colonial Office 
DEPUTY Governor, SIERRA LEONE, to COLONIAL OFFICE. 
Government House, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 
My Lorp MARQUESS, April 10th, 1894. 
In reply to your tie A Despatch, No. 15, dated the 23rd 
January last, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Director of the 
Royal Gardens, Kew, asking that a few pounds of fresh and authentic: 
f Coffea stenophylla may be obtained and transmitted to him for 
distribution to the botanic stations in the West st Indies, which request. 
your Lordship desired should be complied with if possible, I have 
the honour to report that on the arrival of Mr. Crowther, the curator 
of the Gold Coast, in the Colony, I tárod what was being done in the 
matter, and on learning that it was said to too late to obtain seed, 
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some seed, and ifit was not possible to do this now, to be good enough to 
ear-mark some of the coffee plants of the authentic kind, so as to enable 
us to supply authentic seed when obtainable. 
I am glad to say that Mr. Crowther was able to obtain some of the 
seed requir ed (nine pounds), which he certifies as true seed, having s 
it growing before it was gathered, and also gave instruetions for i 
being erii 
The coffee is being addressed to the Director, Royal Gardens, Kew, 
and m if i possit be despatched by s.s. “ Shetbro,” which takes this 
despatch 
have, &c. : 
The Most Honourable (Signed) W: H. QUAYLE Toni 
The Marquess of Ripon, K.G., Deputy Governor. 
&e. &c. 
Plants raised from the seed, above-mentioned, flowered at Kew as 
early as September 1895, in one of the tropical houses. Supplies of 
seed and plants of this coffee have now been distributed to the Botanic 
Institutions in India and the colonies from whence, if the plant resists 
th and proves to be as excellent a coffee as the French 
merchan ts declare it to be, good results may be expected. 
_ The results of the introduction to the West Indies are so far of a promis- 
character. e plants have not, however, thriven so well as could be 
: wished at Dominica and d Ceylon. In the Report of the Botanic Station 
