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doubt be sufficient for practical purposes. Taking 

 first the " Black Leafs" or Monings, we have: 



Kin tuck 



Keemun 



Ichang 



Xingchow 



Oonfaa 



Kutoan 



Kintuck and Keemun are brother and sister, while 

 Ichang has a flavour of its own, a cross between Ningchow 

 and Keemun. Low quality black leaf teas are described 

 as " Honing," but because a tea is called Moning, it 

 does not necessarily follow that the quality is poor. 

 A fine Ichang or Kintuck may IK* marked on the package 

 by the China man as Moning. It is simply a general 

 term used to denote Black Leaf teas. 



Kaisows or "Red Leafs" chiefly comprise: 



Panyong 



Ching Wo 



Seumoo 



Saryune 



Padrae 



Pecco Congou 



The amount of Kaisow consumed in the United King- 

 dom is not large, the Panyongs, Ching Wos and Pecco 

 Congous being too light in liquor, but it is instructive 

 to taste a Panyong with a Ningchow or Keemun and note 

 the difference. 



There is also a China tea which used to be most 

 popular years ago, in fact, many critical judges of the 

 present day insist upon drinking what is known as 

 Lapsang Souchong. There is a peculiar flavour associated 

 with this growth, which may be described as " tarry," or 

 as some crudely designate it, " ropey." The appearance 



