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classes in Philadelphia and vicinity. Foundation : 10 

 pounds " first chop " high-district Foochow Oolong at 

 40 cents, 10 pounds choice " pekoe-tipped " Formosa at 

 40 cents and 5 pounds " Spring-picked " Basket-fired 

 about same figures. A blend composed of these three 

 varieties cannot be approached in drawing and drinking 

 qualities by that of any single tea costing 60 cents. 



SPECIMEN GREEN TEA BLENDS. 



The combinations to be made from Green teas are not 

 many, being limited in range. 



6. (Low-Priced) A heavy drawing, thick -liquored 

 full-flavored tea can be prepared from a combination of 

 equal parts of a cheap but clean, sweet-drawing Moyune 

 Hyson or Twankay and Japan Nibs, when a cheap all- 

 Green tea is required, as both these teas drink much 

 better in conjunction than when either is used alone, the 

 Japan mellowing and otherwise enriching the China 

 tea. 



7. (Medium) Base 20 pounds fair Foochow, 5 pounds 

 Moyune Young Hyson, and 5 pounds Sun-dried Japan, 

 make a unique and popular blend in some sections where 

 the taste for Young Hysons is still extant, but where 

 Imperials are preferred, the best results are obtained by 

 a mixing of % Imperial to ^ Foochow or other 

 Oolong. 



8. (Choice) Pan and Sun-dried Japans, in equal quan- 

 tities, always combine well with Hysons and Imperials, 

 imparting a clearness and briskness to the liquor, but in 

 the blending of green teas only true Moyunes should be 

 employed, as Cantons, Pingsueys and all artificially- 

 colored Green teas invariably injure and detract from the 

 combination in which they may be introduced, no matter 

 how fine the base and other constituent parts of the 



