All about coffee by William H. Ukers

1840. In 1852 coffee cultivation was begun in Salvador with plants

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]