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received so few answers that those who may happen to be 

 interested in the subjects which they concern will not find it any 

 great labour to summarise them for themselves. 



The Twelve Hardiest Teas. — Those receiving less than five 

 votes have been omitted, as they included the name of almost 

 every known Tea. 



List VIII. 



The Twelve Hakdiest Teas. -(53 Voters.) 



Votes | 



Mme. Lambard . 

 Marie van Houtte 

 Anna Olivier 

 Souvenir d'un Ami 

 Gloire de Dijon . 

 Rubens 



Francisca Kruger 

 Hon. Edith Gifford 

 Jean Ducher 

 Caroline Kuster . 

 Homer 



Catherine Mermet 

 Mme. Willermoz . 

 Mme. Bravy 

 Mme. Berard 



45 

 39 

 32 

 31 

 26 

 24 



23 



20 



16 

 11 



Belle Lyonnaise . 

 Bouquet d'Or 

 Mme. Cusin. 

 Mme. de Watteville 

 Etoile de Lyon . 

 Innocente Pirola . 

 Jules Finger 

 Devoniensis 

 Safrano 

 Mme. Falcot 

 Grace Darling 

 Niphetos 

 Comtesse de Nadaillac 

 Perle des Jardins 

 Mme. Margottin . 

 Souvenir de P. Neyron 



Votes 



- 13 



12 

 10 



Any Exceptionally Delicate Teas. — In this list it must be 

 remembered, in contradistinction to all others, that the greatest 

 honour is to be at the bottom, and vice versa. 



List IX. 

 Delicate Teas. (27 Voters.) 



Votes 



Votes 





Comtesse de Nadaillac 



12 



*Adrien Christophle . 



*Niphetos .... 



11 



Isabella Sprunt 



^Devoniensis 



9 



*Belle Lyonnaise 



Souvenir d'Elise 



6 



Mme. Bravy 



Princess of Wales . . \ 





Luciole 



Angele Jacquier 



5 



*Ma Capucine 



Boule d'Or f 





Narcisse . 



Mme. Cusin ... J 





Jean Pernet 



Innocente Pirola . . ) 





*Mons. Furtado . 



Catherine Mermet . . > 



4 



Mme. Willermoz 



Marechal Niel ) 





Mme. Falcot 



Mme. de Watteville . . > 



3 



Socrate 



*The Bride 





Princess Beatrice 



Hon. Edith Gifford . 





Moiret 



*Mme. Eugene Verdier 





Belle Fleur d'Anjou . 



Jean Ducher 





Souvenir de G. Drevet 



*Lamarque 





Mme. Welch 



Bubens .... 



> 2 



W. F. Bennett . 



Amazone .... 





Souvenir d'un Ami . 



Mme. Guinoisseau . 





*Primrose Dame 



Perle des Jardins 







Souvenir de P. Neyron 







