82 TEA 



numerous districts in India. The following arc the 

 most important : 



Darjeeling 

 Assam 



Dooars 



1U v India 



Sylhet 



Travancore 

 Cachar 



As in the first experiment, samples must be obtained of 

 the teas enumerated and then proceed as already 

 described. The distinct flavour of Darjeeling will be 

 immediately noticed, while a similarity between Travan- 

 core and Ceylon will also be observed. It is impossible 

 to describe in words the characteristics of these districts 

 of India, and the only way to !>; fully acquainted with 

 them is to patiently and continually study the teas in 

 liquor. Dooars teas are generally thick and heavy in 

 the cup, and although in some instances may be described 

 as strong, yet they cannot be called pungent, in the sense 

 of the term as applied to Assams ; Sylhets to a slight 

 extent are similar to Cachars, and it is sometimes 

 practically impossible in a mixed batch, especially of 

 low priced kinds, to say which teas were grown in 

 Sylhet and which came from Cachar. Sylhets are, as 

 a rule, better teas than Cachar, being fuller and more 

 "sappy." The varieties of Ceylon are not known 

 by name as in India. High grown Ceylons are light 

 and flavoury in cup and the " nose " of the dry leaf is 

 unique and beautiful. Different gardens have their 

 own peculiar means of recognition, but it is only possible 

 by actual tasting to learn the effects of soil and eleva- 

 tion upon the products of the Island. As to China tea, 

 the number of distinct kinds is likely to cause consterna- 

 tion to the beginner, but if a lew are tasted it will no 



