108 CLASSIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION. 



Travancore Is a " new district " tea, which, like all 

 new teas, is large and coarse in leaf, heavy and dark in 

 liquor, and strong and wild or " grassy " in flavor. 



Juligoorie and Rangworths Are bold in style, 

 rather rough in make, but regular and well developed. 

 The liquor is thick and rich in color, rough or " rasping" 

 in flavor, but occasionally smooth and " toasty," while 

 the infused leaves are bright and well formed as a rule. 



SUB-VARIETIES OF INDIA TEA. 



India Pekoes Are ordinarily of a greyish-black hue, 

 with a fair sprinkling of grayish-yellow tips, downy in 

 appearance, while the liquor is very strong, brisk and 

 pungent, varying in quality and flavor according to the 

 district of production. 



Orange-Pekoe Is a small, evenly-curled leaf, having 

 a yellowish or golden " tip " at the ends. In liquor and 

 flavor it approximates close to plain Pekoe, being 

 devoid of scent, that many growers make no distinction 

 between them. 



Flowery-Pekoe Is not picked from the plant, but 

 separated from the other grades, only the buds and 

 youngest leaves being selected. The cured leaf is small, 

 uniform and tender, silvery-green in color, although highly- 

 fired, pale but strong in liquor, approaching that of a 

 Moyune Green in flavor, being very deceptive in strength 

 and astringency. The infused leaf is symmetrical in form, 

 small and light-green in color, approaching that of a 

 Foochow Oolong in appearance in the cup. 



Souchong Forms the bulk of the India product and 

 may be classed as the "Standard grade;" the qualifica- 

 tions for being comprehended under this rating are its even, 

 straight, slightly curled leaf, dark color, stylish appear- 

 ance and greater quantity. Yet while its liquor does not 



