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real “ Imphee ” of Kaffirland, which I have introduced to the notice of 
the world from south-eastern Africa, you must be good enough to 
understand that I draw a very marked distinction between them and 
the plants known under the name of Chinese Sorgho, in regards to 
their value as sugar producing plants. 
The juice of the Zulu-Kaffir imphee is much more limpid, and much 
less mucilaginous than that of the Chinese sorgho; and is conse- 
quently very easily induced to crystallize. 
The African plant, under ordinarily favorable circumstances, so 
perfectly elaborates its juice that I have generally found it to contain 
almost as large a proportion of cane sugar as that of the real sugar 
cane itself grown in the tropics. 
The samples of sugar made from the imphee, and in your possession, 
have been pronounced to be equal to the best clayed Havanas ; but, 
farther than this, I may tell you that I have submitted them to my 
honored and revered friend Justus Liebig, the great chemist of our 
age, and he has found them identical in all respects to the sugar from 
the West Indian and Javanese canes. 
I do not think I necd say more, for in a month hence I shall com- 
mence manufacturing my imphee crop, and I hope then to give you 
the fullest proofs ,that whatever the Chinese Sorgho may yield, my 
African Imphee will at least come up to the character it has earned, 
and yield sugar abundantly: 
And I remain, my dear Sir, 
Very faithfully yours, 
Lp. WRAY. 
