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possess the deep strength and pungency of the Pekoe 

 sorts, it is generally full and round in body and mellow 

 or " malty" in flavor. 



Pekoe-Souchong Is a term applied to Pekoe leaves 

 devoid of tips, as well as to Souchong containing a 

 fair sprinkling of tipped leaves. But, as a general 

 rule, it is an unassorted tea, composed principally of 

 the larger and coarser leaves of both Pekoe and 

 Souchong that will not pass through the sieves, and 

 possessing in the cup the distinctive properties of the 

 combination. 



India Congou Is a tea of the Souchong order too 

 large to be made into that kind or a smaller leaf unevenly 

 prepared. In liquor and flavor it is much the same as 

 Souchong, but is not always as heavy, strong or mellow 

 in flavor. 



Broken-leaf As its name implies, is composed of a 

 mixture of the various kinds broken in manipulation, and 

 is a term of great comprehensiveness, as it may include 

 all the lower grades or approach the choicest kinds in 

 character and value. It varies in color from brown to 

 blackish, its strength being seldom great, though the 

 flavor of the finer grades is, in general, good ; that of the 

 commoner ones being poor, thin and coarse. 



India Bohea Consists chiefly of the old and coarser 

 leaves which do not attain a desirable black color in firing, 

 being devoid of sap. The leaf is generally brown, some- 

 times yellowish in color, the liquor possessing scarcely 

 any strength, usually coarse and rough in flavor, and 

 never of much value at any time. 



Fannings Are composed of the refuse, much broken 

 leaves and dust of all the preceding kinds, and bear the 

 same relation to India teas that Twankays do to Greea 

 and Nibs to Japan teas. 



