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almost black in color, heavy and thick in body, bitter 

 and astringent in flavor, and entirely unsuited to the 

 average taste. 



Java Souchongs Are composed of the older and 

 coarser leaves of the tea-plant. They are bold in style, 

 black in color, dark in draw, thick in body, and exceed- 

 ingly strong in flavor, too much so to use alone. 



Pekoe-Souchongs Comprise the older and coarser 

 leaves of the respective pickings, considered too large 

 for conversion into Pekoe and too small for Souchong, 

 possessing the same characteristics in draw and drink 

 of both the latter varieties. 



Java Congous Are large, rough, loosely made teas, 

 dark in liquor, heavy in body, and strong to rankness in 

 flavor, on the whole a most undesirable sort for any 

 purpose, becoming rancid and sour when kept too long. 



Java Oolongs Are Java tea pure and simple, made 

 in imitation of China Oolongs, but possessing nothing 

 of the properties or characteristics of the latter, only the 

 name. 



Java Green Teas Include Imperial Hysons and 

 Young Hysons, but are only so in name, as they still 

 possess all the peculiarities of Java tea in draw and 

 drinking qualities. 



Java teas in general are particularly small in leaf, dull- 

 black in color, but exceedingly well made and handsome 

 in appearance, almost perfect in style, approximating 

 more to Indias in make, color and character, but do not 

 keep well, becoming rank and sour on brief exposure to the 

 atmosphere. The liquor of all of them is also deficient 

 in strength and flavor, being devoid of any pronounced 

 fragrance or distinctive aroma, defects attributable in a 

 great measure to faulty and imperfect manufacture, as 

 well as to the fact that they are picked from the plants 



