Cocoa Seeds Wanted
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For Trial on Thursday Island
From Our Own Correspondent.
Thursday Is., May 30.
An enthusiast here the other day asked where he could obtain a few cocoa seeds for trial, though he was warned that both climate and soil were unsuitable. Could any reader supply a few seeds per medium of the Editor?
There is no danger of starting any serious competition in this part of the world.
Some years ago a titled Londoner, writing out to a friend on Thursday Island asked, “What do you DO on Thursday Island? Is it cocoa?”
Apparently he had never heard of pearl shell!