brought from Cuba. In 1878 the English began the propagation of coffee
in British Central Africa, but it was not until 1901 that coffee
cultivation was introduced into British East Africa from Réunion. In
1887 the French introduced the plant into Tonkin, Indo-China. Coffee
growing in Queensland, introduced in 1896, has been successful in a
small way.
In recent years several attempts have been made to propagate the coffee
plant in the southern United States, but without success. It is
believed, however, that the topographic and climatic conditions in
southern California are favorable for its cultivation.
[Illustration]
[Illustration: OMAR AND THE MARVELOUS COFFEE BIRD]
[Illustration: KALDI AND HIS DANCING GOATS]
[Illustration: THE LEGENDARY DISCOVERY OF THE COFFEE DRINK
From drawings by a modern French artist]