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Drugs and Medicinal Plants. 



greyish-brown colour, though a few were 

 greenish and others light brown. The 

 leaves varied somewhat in texture, but 

 were mostly of medium fineness. The 

 veins were not very prominent. The 

 tobacco burnt moderately well, and left 

 a grey ash with white edges. 



Results of Examination expressed on 

 Material as received : — 



/ Moisture ... per cent. 12*5 



Nicotine ... ,, ,, 1*1 



Nitrogen ... ,, ,, 2'0 



Ash ... „ ,, 180 

 The ash contained :— • 

 Lime ... CaO per cent. 80'4 



Magnesia ... MgO ,, ,, 20-3 



Potash ... K 2 „ „ 20-3 



Soda ... NasO,, ,, 0-3 

 Sulphates, expressed 



as sulphuric acid SO; ,, ,, 4'1 

 Chlorides, expressed 



as chlorine ... 01 ,, ,, 10'9 



Commercial Valuation and Remarks. — 

 A firm of manufacturers described this 

 as " medium " size tobacco, thin in tex- 

 ture, grey colours, white burning, Suit- 

 able for cigars." Another firm classed 

 it with the tobaccos described on pages 

 3, 7 and 9 as having "a fair indication of 

 Java, and would do for cigar purposes," 

 and valued it at 9d. to lOd. per lb. 



The sample was valued at 4of, per lb. by 

 merchants who suggested that it should 

 be graded with the third sample labelled 

 " Sumatra No. 1." (See page 3.) 



Imperial Institute No. 38752F- 

 Description. — F. " Java No. 3 (S.Brown 

 leaf)". Weight, 4 lb. 7 oz. 



Seventeen hands, consisting of leaves 

 varying in size from 15 by 8 inches to 17| 

 by 9^ inches, and in colour from light, 

 greyish-brown to dark reddish-brown. 

 The leaves were of medium thinness, 

 with rather prominent midribs. The 

 tobacco burnt badly, leaving a black ash 

 tipped with white. 



Commercial Valuationand Remarks.— 

 A firm of manufacturers described this 

 sample as follows : — " First length, bad 

 colours, red with white veins." A second 

 firm classed it with the tobaccos des- 

 cribed on pages 1, 2, and 4 " of mixed 

 colours and texture, and without the 

 bright appearance of Sumatra tobacco," 

 and valued it with that described on 

 page 4 at Id. to 8ti. per lb., if in dry 

 condition. 



A firm of merchants valued the sample 

 at 5d. per lb. , and suggested that it should 

 be graded with the tobacco described on 

 page 2. 



Imperial Institute No. 38752G. 



Description. G. "Java No. 3." Weight, 

 3 lb. 14 oz. 



Nineteen hands consisting of leaves 

 varying in size from 13 by 1\ inches to 

 16 by 8\ inches, and mostly of a dull 

 greyish-brown colour ; a few leaves were 

 dark reddish-brown and all were patchy. 

 The leaves were of uniform fineness, 

 with light-coloured, prominent veins. 

 The tobacco burnt badly, leaving an 

 almost black ash, edged with white. 



Results of Examination expressed on 

 Maternal as received: — 



Moisture ... per cent. 13*2 



Nicotine ... ,, „ 1*8 



Nitrogen ... ,, „ 2*7 



Ash ... ,, ,, 15"3 

 The ash contained : — 



Lime ... ... CaO per cent. 341 



Magnesia ... ... MgO ,, ,, — 



Potash K2O „ „ 115 



Soda ... ...Na2 ,, „ 1*1 



Sulphates, expressed 



as sulphuric acids. SO3 ,, 8*4 

 Chlorides, expressed 



as chlorine ... CI ,, ,, 9"1 



Commercial Valuation and Remarks. — 

 A firm of manufacturers described this 

 sample as follows : — " First length, 

 colours very bad, dark red with blotches 

 and white veins. Not suitable for 

 cigars." Another firm classed it with 

 the tobaccos described on pages 3, 5, and 

 9 as having " a fair indication of Java," 

 and valued it at 9d to lOd. per lb, A 

 firm of merchants valued it at 4£e£. per 

 lb., and suggested that it should be 

 graded with the sample labelled "Java 

 No. 3 (S. Dark leaf"). (See next page.) 



The sample labelled " Ceylon tobacco 

 from imported seed, Dark," forwarded 

 to the Imperial Institute with letter 

 No. 2334 dated 4th September, 1911, cor- 

 responded fairly closely with the above 

 and would pi'obably be of similar value. 



Imperial Institute No. 38752H. 



Description H. " Java No. 3 (S. Dark 

 leaf"). Weight, 1 lb. 5 oz. 



Eight hands consisting of leaves vary- 

 ing in size from 11 by 4^ inches to 13 by 

 65 inches, but mostly of the larger sizes. 

 The leaves were of dull dark greyish- 

 brown colour, with greenish patches in 

 a few cases. They were of medium fine- 

 ness, with rather prominent veins and 

 midribs. The tobacco burnt badly, 

 leaving a black ash. 



Commercial Valuation and Remarks. — 

 A firm of manufacturers described this 

 sample as " dark brown and red leaves, 

 badly cured ; burns badly." A second 

 firm described it as "a waxy type of 

 leaf, only suitable for cutting as a 



