From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 208. Mimulopsis violacea in the grass-land of Moka, tree ferns inthe background.. 209. Tree ferns and parasites in the grass-land of Moka. FERNANDO PO 259 since it is here alone that plantations so far exist.Unfortunately there exists no map of Fernando Powhich gives the area of country up to an altitude of1300 feet, so that it is hard to give an accurate estimateof the ground available for cocoa plantations. I am,however, of opinion that 280 square miles is not toohigh a computation,

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From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 208. Mimulopsis violacea in the grass-land of Moka, tree ferns inthe background.. 209. Tree ferns and parasites in the grass-land of Moka. FERNANDO PO 259 since it is here alone that plantations so far exist.Unfortunately there exists no map of Fernando Powhich gives the area of country up to an altitude of1300 feet, so that it is hard to give an accurate estimateof the ground available for cocoa plantations. I am, however, of opinion that 280 square miles is not toohigh a computation, exclusive of the south coast. Is this land really adapted for the cultivation of cocoa ?In reply to this question I can only state that theplantations at San Carlos are as prosperous as it ispossible to imagine ; when I saw them the brancheswere yellow with fruit, and the trees seemed in splendidcondition. The planters reckon to obtain nearly 100, 000pounds of fruit per square mile, at any rate fromstrong twelve to fifteen year old trees in a good year. Obviously, therefore, Fernando Po possesses all thenecessary qualifications for a cocoa island of the firstrank, and considering its s