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Ref NoMCR/15/16/9
Alt Ref NoMR/731
geographical classification 15.7
TitleTrinidad: Cultural products Cocoa-Coffee
DescriptionManuscripts, typescript, illustrations, press cuttings and published documents regarding the cultivation, distribution and economic value of botanical specimens; with particular reference to diseases, specimens and samples of coffee and coconut. Includes letters to Thiselton-Dyer, Morris, Watson, Prain, Wilson and Hill with letters from Morris, Thiselton-Dyer and Prain. Contains correspondance with William Robinson and Colonial Office.

Volume is arranged in the following sections:

-- Local Publication --
(Ff1) Consists of a publication by Hart.

-- Aleurites --
(Ff2) Paper regarding Aleurites trilboa and Aleurites fordii.

-- Cacao --
(Ff3-76) Papers regarding the cultivation, financial value and distribution of cocao seeds and plants from Trinidad to Ceylon. Contains reports on trade.
Includes:

- William Robinson, COCOA (1890)

- COUNCIL PAPER NO. 105, CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE WEST INDIA COMITTEE, THE COLONIAL OFFICE AND HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVENOR, WITH REFERENCE TO 'THE POLICY OF THE PAST FEW YEARS' (1890)

---- Cacao Seeds ----
(Ff75-100) Papers regarding the packaging, distribution and germination of cacao pods.

---- Cacao Trade ----
(Ff101-104)
Comprises:

- THE BOARD OF TRADE JOURNAL: WORLD'S COCOA CROPS AND CONSUMPTION, 1901-04 (Feb 1906)

---- Cacao Disease ----
(Ff105-124) Papers regarding experiments and the effects of fungus on cacao pods and bark.

-- Coco nut Palm 'Budrot' --
(Ff125-143) Papers regarding the distribution of samples to examine 'budrot' in coconut [cocoanut] palms.
Includes:

- IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES: BUD-ROT DISEASE OF COCOA-NUT PALM (1905)

-- Cinchona --
(Ff144-147) Papers regarding cultivation and medical properties of cinchona bark.

-- Coffee --
(Ff148-193) Papers regarding the cultivation of Liberian coffee in Trinidad. Includes papers on the distribution of plants, seeds and samples; with reference to 'parchment' coffee cleaning.
Includes:

- NOTES ON COFFEE CULTIVATION BY THE GOVERNMENT BOTANIST, EXTRACT FROM ROYAL GAZETTE OF MAY 30 1877 (1877)

- TRINIDAD ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BULLETIN OF MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION (1891)

---- Husking ----
(Ff194-214) Papers regarding the process and financial benefits of coffee husking in London; with reference to coffee from Liberia and Trinidad.
Includes:

- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, NO. 28. - 1984: AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE PROVISION FOR PROHIBITING THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COLONY OF PLANTS, SEEDS, BERRIES AND OTHER ARTICLES AFFECTED OR SUSPECTED TO BE AFFECTED WITH DISEASE (Aug 1894)

---- 'Golden Drop' ----
(Ff215-220) Papers regarding golden drop coffee; with reference to disease and distribution of samples from Trinidad to London.
Date1866-9 Jun 1919
SubjectBotanical specimens
Plant diseases
Agriculture
Cacao
Coffee
Tung tree
Cinchona
FormatManuscript papers
Typescript
Illustration
Press cuttings
Published documents
Collection TitleMiscallaneous Reports
LevelFile
Extent1 volume
LanguageEnglish
Latin
Plant NameCacao
Cinchona
Aleurites fordii
LinkedUrlhttp://powo.science.kew.org/api/1/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30312051-2
http://powo.science.kew.org/api/1/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329816-2
http://powo.science.kew.org/api/1/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60458103-2
Associated persons and organisations
CodeNameDates
DS/UK/90Thiselton-Dyer; Sir; William (1843-1928); Knight; British botanist and third director of Kew1843-1928
DS/UK/216Morris; Sir; Daniel (1844-1933); Knight; British botanist and horticulturalist1844-1933
DS/UK/98Watson; Hewett Cottrell (1804-1881)1804-1881
DS/UK/187Prain; Sir; David (1857-1944); Knight; British botanist and director of Kew1857-1944
DS/UK/407Wilson; Ernest Henry (1876-1930); Plant Collector and Botanist1876-1930
DS/UK/141Hill; Sir; Arthur William (1875-1941); Knight; British botanist and director of Kew1875-1941
DS/UK/499Robinson; William (1836-1912); Sir; governor1836-1912
DS/UK/153Great Britain and Ireland; Colonial Office; 1854-19661854-1966
DS/UK/502Rolfe; Robert Allen (1855-1921); gardener, assistant1855-1921
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