und as a coffee-producing country since
1890. Ceylon coffees are classified commercially as "native",
"plantation", and "mountain". The native is a poor-grade, lowland
growth, with large flat bean and low cup quality. The plantation, so
named because more carefully cultivated on highland plantations, is a
stylish roaster, and gives a rich flavor and strong fragrance in the
cup. The mountain, grown at high altitudes, is a small, steel-blue bean,
and is considered by British traders as equal to the best varieties
grown anywhere. It was formerly shipped to Aden to be mixed with Mocha.

[Illustration: _Coffee Map of Africa and Arabia_

_Showing the Principal Coffee-Producing Countries on the Continent and
Adjacent Islands._

Copyright 1922 by The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal Co.]

FRENCH INDO-CHINA. The coffee of French Indo-China is highly prized in
France, where the bulk of the exports goes. The coffee tree grows well
in the provinces of Tonkin, Annam, Cambodia, and Cochin-China. Tonkin is
the largest producer, and grows the best varieties. In the cup, Tonkin
coffee is thought by French traders to compare favorably with Mocha. Of
the several varieties of _Coffea arabica_ grown in Indo-China, the
_Grand Bourbon_, _Bourbon rond_, and the _Bourbon Le Roy_, are the best
known. The first-named is a large bean of good quality; the second is a
small, round bean of superior grade; and the third is a still smaller
bean of fair cup quality.

[Illustration: JAVA (Washed)]

[Illustration: SUMATRA (Mandheling)]

[Illustration: ARABIAN (Mocha)]

[Illustration: COLOMBIAN (Bogota)]

[Illustration: GUATEMALA (Washed)]

[Illustration: MEXICAN (Washed)]

[Illustration: COSTA RICA (Washed)]

[Illustration: SANTOS (Peaberry)]

[Illustration: VENEZUELA (Maracaibo)]

[Illustration: SANTOS (Flat Bean)]

[Illustration: SANTOS (Bourbon)]

[Illustration: RIO (Natural)]

[Illustration: PRINCIPAL VARIETIES OF GREEN COFFEE BEANS, NATURAL SIZE
AND COLOR]

_Africa_

ABYSSINIA. The coffee grown in Abyssinia is classified commercially into
two varieties: Harari, which is grown principally in the district around
Harar; and Abyssinian, produced mainly in the provinces of Kaffa,
Sidamo, and Guma. Harari coffee is the fruit of cultivated trees; while
Abyssinian comes from wild trees. The first-named produces a long and
well-shaped berry, and is often referred to as Longberry Harari. The
bean is larger than the Mocha, but similar in