12 BULLETIN 30, PORTO RICO EXPERIMENT STATION. 
Maragogipe is, however, a light yielder." The latter statement seems 
to voice the general experience. 
Maragogipe is not recommended for general planting because of 
its low production. 
San Ramon. 
Seed of San Ramon, received from J. Hill, Santa Ana, Salvador, 
was planted in the nursery in February, 1913, and 321 seedlings were 
transplanted to the field in August, 1914. Regarding the variety, 
Mr. Hill, in his correspondence with the station, writes as follows: 
Some call this variety "San Lorenzo," but the right name is San Ramon, and 
it originated in one of these Central American Republics. 
These trees seem made by nature to stand a very exposed windy outlook as 
they are strong and stiff and hardly bend under a high wind. * * * This 
San Ram6n does well where the winds make the cultivation of Arabica or 
Maragogipe difficult, and it seems to do well in other places where the Arabica 
has been growing for years and has got played out. The San Ramon, being a 
small tree, is planted closer than the Arabica, say 2 by 2 yards, and its pro- 
duction per acre is about 600 pounds clean bean. The quality in the cup is 
all right. 
The slow growth and dwarf habit of San Ramon were shown by 
measurements of average height taken annually at the station. At 
time of setting the trees averaged 19 inches, and thereafter annually 
27, 39, 48, 53, 61, and 68 inches, which was an increase in average 
height of never more than a foot a year. (PI. IV, fig. 1.) Although 
there is a rather wide range in variation in the station plantings, 
representative trees are dwarf and bear short internodes, permitting 
of the production of a large number of cherries on a comparatively 
short length of branch. (PL IV, fig. 2.) A 15-inch branch may carry 
15 nodes or even a much larger number. The leaves are broadly 
elliptical in outline, very dark green in color, and are comparatively 
flat, being only slightly wavy. The base and apex are obtuse, except 
for the acute tip of the former. Representative leaves range in 
length from 2J to 5 inches, and in breadth from 1 to 2J inches, 4 by 
1J being a typical size. 
This variety comes into bearing very young. In August, 1915, one 
year from setting and two and one-half years from planting the seed, 
17 per cent of the trees bore fruit. This percentage is increased as 
much again if only half of the planting receiving greater care in 
transplanting is considered. 20 
In 1916, 90 per cent of the trees were producing. San Ramon is 
one of the three late-season varieties of the Arabian group, more 
than one-third of the crop maturing in December and January. In 
addition to ripening late, this variety has a long bearing season, 14 
per cent of the yield having been picked in August and September. 
Table 6 shows the average production per tree, which, during seven 
years, amounted to 0.9 of a liter of coffee cherries. Although this 
yield is small in comparison with that of other varieties, it is large 
in proportion to the size of the tree. The dwarf form is much 
easier to harvest than is i lie typical Arabian. Owing to its stocky 
form and short internodes. the trees may be set 4 to 5 by 6 feet apart. 
The uneven coloring of the ripening cherry is characteristic of San 
Ramon, the surface above the line of division between the two beans 
30 Porto Rico Sta. Bui. 22. Effect of different methods of transplanting coffee, p. 8. 
