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chemically-piire colouring matter is used. When green 

 tea is being prepared for tlie American market it is 

 not artificially coloured or faced. 



Green tea, like black tea, is sifted and graded. The 

 best quality is known as Young Hyson, after which 

 come Hyson No. 1, Hyson No. 2, Gunpowder, and 

 Dust. 



CHAPTER IX 



INDIA TRKTIVIPHANT 



India set Ceylon the example of cultivating the tea- 

 plant, and from India Ceylon learnt how to manu- 

 facture tea. India's pupil has undoubtedly done her 

 great credit, but important as is the position which has 

 been won by Ceylon in connection with the world's 

 tea industry, India's position is still more important, 

 and, from various points of view, more interesting. 



India is first in order of general merit as a tea- 

 producing country. I hope that I led you to think 

 this almost at the outset of our journey. For I gave 

 you official figures as to the amount of tea exported 

 during a recent year by the various producing countries, 

 and those figures placed India at the head of the list. 

 China, I would remind you, came second. As I 

 wanted you to have a clear impression that India has 

 the place of honour in the tea world, and as what I 

 am going to tell you now might then have confused you, 

 I simply quoted the plain figures, without comment. 



The exact truth to tell, China produces considerably 

 more tea than does India. And although China con- 

 sumes more of her own tea than does India of her own 

 tea, still the actual amount of the product exported 



