Drugs and Medicinal Plants. 



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[February, 1912. 



able and patchy ; most of the leaves were 

 reddish-brown on the whole but greenish 

 in places, whilst a few were dark dull 

 reddish-brown. The leaves were thin 

 and elastic, but the veins and midribs 

 were rather too prominent. The tobacco 

 burnt badly but left a white, though 

 rather flaky ash. 



Results of Examination ex-pressed on 

 Material as received : — 



Moisture ... per cent. 17*5 

 Nicotine ... ,, 1-8 

 Nitrogen ... „ „ 15 



Ash „ 166 



The ash contained :— 



Lime ... CaO per cent. 30-7 



Magnesia ... MgO ,, ,, — 

 Potash ... KiO ,, „ 21-7 



Soda ... Na r .0„ ., 0'2 



Sulphates, expressed 



as sulphuric acid SO 3 ,, ,, 24 

 Chlorides, expressed 



as chlorine ... CI ,. ,, 161 

 Commercial Valuation and Remarks, — 

 This sample was described by a firm of 

 manufacturers as follows : —Red and light 

 yellow with white veins, thin texture ; 

 colour too bad for cigais." A second firm 

 classed it with the preceding sample (see 

 previous page) as" of mixed colours and 

 texture and without the bright appear- 

 ance of Sumatra tobacco," and valued it 

 at 6cZ. to Id. per lb. in dry condition. A 

 firm of merchants valued it at 5d. per 

 lb., and suggested that it should be 

 graded with the sample described as 

 " Java No, 3 (S. Brown leaf)." (See p. 6.) 



The sample labelled " Ceylon tobacco 

 from imported seed, Brown" forwarded 

 to the Imperial Institute with letter No. 

 2334 dated 4th September, 1911, corre- 

 sponded fairly closely with the above 

 and would probably be of similar value. 

 Imperial Institute No. 38752C. 

 Description.— C. " Sumatra No. 1. 

 (Mouse seed leaf)." Weight, 2 lb, 1 oz. 



The sam pie consisted of fourteen hands, 

 nine of which were composed of leaves 

 varying in size from 7i by 3| inches to 9 

 by 5 inches, whilst the remainder varied 

 from 12 by 6 inches to 15 by 7 inches. 

 The colour of the tobacco was a fairly 

 uniform dull brown, though a few of 

 the hands contained some reddish- 

 brown leaves. The veins and midribs 

 were rather prominent. The tobacco 

 did not burn well, but left a white 

 though rather flaky ash. 



Commercial Valuation and Remarks.— 

 A firm of manufacturers described this 

 tobacco as "greyish-green tobacco of 

 medium size, rather uneven colour but 

 of good class and white burning, " and 

 added that if properly cured it would 



be a valuable cigar tobacco. A second 

 firm stated that it ''had a fair indic- 

 ation of Java, and would do for cigar 

 purposes " and valued it at 9d. to 10d. per 

 lb. if in dry condition. 



The sample was valued at 4d. per lb, 

 by a firm of merchants who suggested 

 that it should be graded with the sample 

 labelled " Java No. 2." (See page 5.) 



Imperial Institute No. 38752D. 



Description.— D. Sumatra No. 2." 

 Weight, 2 lb. 7 oz. 



Ten hands consisting of leaves mostly 

 varying in size from 16 by 8 inches to 18 

 by 9 inches, a few being narrower than 

 8 inches. The colour was variable, but 

 was mostly a dull red brown, with 

 purplish-brown patches on a few of the 

 leaves. The leaves were rather coarser 

 than those of the preceding three 

 samples, and the midribs and veins were 

 thick and prominent. The tobacco 

 burnt badly but left a white ash, 



Results of Examination expressed on 

 Material as received : — 



Moisture ... per cent. 151 



Nicotine ... ,. „ 1'7 



Nitrogen ... ,, ,, 3*1 



Ash 12-6 



The ash contained : 



Lime ... CaO per cent. 35-2 



Magnesia ... MgO ,, 



Potash ... K2C „ „ 19-2 



Soda ... Nasfl „ ,. 0'4 



Sulphates, expressed 

 as sulphuric acid SOs ,, „ 4'0 



Chlorides, expressed 

 as chlorine ... CI ,, ,, 8'9 



Commercial Valuation and Remarks. — 

 A farm of manufacturers reported on 

 this sample as follows :—" First length 

 tobbacco, red in colour with white 

 veins. Colour is bad, probably owing to 

 faulty curing. Burns grey." A second 

 firm described the sample similaarly to 

 the first two labelled " Sumatra No. 1 " 

 (see pages land 2), viz., as "of mixed 

 colours and texcure, and without the 

 bright appearance of Sumatra tobacco, " 

 but they valued it Id. per lb. higher, 

 viz., Id. to 8d. per lb. if in dry condition. 



The merchants who were consulted 

 valued this sample at 6(2. per lb., and 

 suggested that it should be graded with 

 the first labelled " Sumatra No. 1 " (see 

 page 1), and that labelled " Java topped" 

 (see page 9). 



Imperial Institute No. 38752E. 



Description.— HH. " Java No.2." Weight, 

 2 lb. 1 oz. 



Thirteen hands, consisting of lea\es 

 varying in size from 13 by 6 inches to 

 19£ by 8| inches, and mostly of a dull 



