January i, 188a.] THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. 
587 
To the Editor of the Ceylon Observer. 
OA LIS AY A LEDGERIANA ON ANNFIELD 
ESTATE, DIKOYA. 
[Mr. Anderson sends us the following report .and 
analyses from Mr Howard for publication : with 
trees giving 3'G8 and 4 '55 of quinine, Mr. Anderson 
should be well satisfied. -Ed.] 
Lord's Meado, Tottenham, 14th Oct. 1881. 
T. C. Anderson, Esq., Annfield, Dikoya. 
Dear Sir, — In reply to yours of the 5th August, I 
now send you the analysis of the bark s> nt, which 
I hope will afford you useful information. No. 1 and 
No. 3 seem useful barks to cultivate, and No. G will 
no doubt improve by age : but the Calieaya 
Anglica agree with my published information and 
can scarcely be made profitable. No. 2 may also turn 
out good, unless the ciuchouidine in this (as in No. G) 
should become developed at the expense of the quinine. 
I have pleasure in sending you the enclosed, as it 
is very important that I he best kinds only should be 
cultivated. This is desirable for the manufacturer as 
well a9 the cultivator. 
You have probably eecn the analyses of 30 speci 
mens sent by Mr. Cross which, I hear, is published 
(a9 1 requested)by the Government. —I beg to remain &c., 
(Sgd.) JOHN ELIOT HOWARD. 
Anabeis of bark sent by Mr. T. C. Anderson, Annfield 
Estate, September 18S1 :— 
■So .S ,Sa a a .5 
J,«j § a ^ b § 
No. 1 ... G-07 4oo 0-28 1-04 0-50 
No. 2 ... 3-11 2-33 1-97 0-13 trace. 
No.3Ledg. or Cal.Veia. 4-91 3-68 0-27 0 15 0 05 
No. 4Ca . Angl. (burned.) 0 01 0-00 0-5(5 0-26 
No. 6 Oal. Anglioa ... 1-37 1-03 trace 2 72 0'84 
No. G Ledgeriana ... 2-93 2-21 0-00 0 01 0-28 
[No. 4 was accidentally burned in the drying, which 
accounts for the analysis being so poor a ono.] 
CEYLON TEA IN . THE LONDON MARKET. 
4 Guildhall Chambers, London. 
Dear Siu, — In further conversation with the same 
gentleman whose views upon Ceylon tea we sent you 
a mail or two back, ho told us that it is desirable, 
in sending toa for public sale to this country, that 
it should be sent in large " breaks. " The trade 
■will not take the trouble to draw samples from 
email lots, and anything under 15 chests docs not 
meet with proper attention. Ho urged the advisability 
of shipping in as large quantities of the same sort 
as possible. Further he pointed out tfiat chests and 
hulf chests aro much preferred to boxes, except in 
finest sorts. 
Wo hud, on Tuesday last, a consignment of Ceylon 
tea up in public sale, and it would have infused 
fresh life and determination to persevere into tho 
planters, to have heard the shower of bids when the 
tirsi lot was put up. The bidding was continued 
briskly until the end, contrasting most encouragingly 
with the earlier reception of Ceylon teas in tho Lon- 
don market, when a lew bids wore given with growls 
of "more of thut Ceylon rubbish. If good tea '8 
sent, it may not at first fetch its full value, but it 
will win its way in time, and after all what will 
best Dftl the planters in tho long run is that their tea 
should have its placo esteemed 111 the London public 
sales. At the same time, it U desirable that the 
private isle should be pushed, and no efforts should 
be spared by those interested (all ought to be) to 
induce people at home to use it and inquire for it 
at the local grocers' shops, thus creating a demand, 
starting the sale, and getting the tea known. One 
grocers shop in the West-end is selling a certain 
quantity, but passing it the other day, we saw only 
a smull written placard with "Ceylon Tea" upon 
it in the window. A good show-card with, for in- 
stance, a well-executed picture of a Tamil girl bear- 
ing a basket upon her head, marked " Ceylon Tea," 
is what is required. Grocers never object to placing 
a taking show-card in their windows, and in these 
days of showy, brilliant, advertisements, it is necess- 
ary to rival other articles to catch the public eye. 
These show-cards cost money, however, and your 
northern correspondent has already shown your readers 
that pioneers are those who do not reap great ad- 
vantages. Let the Chamber of Commerce, or the 
Planters' Association, look to this, and vote a small 
sum out of their funds to advertise in this manner. 
In conclusion, we are glad to report that the later 
consignments of tea have shown a marked improve- 
ment in tip, liquor, and infusion. With increased 
care given to tho manufacture, satisfactory prices can 
be obtained here without doubt.— Yours faithfully, 
HUTCHISON & CO. 
[The interest taken by our correspondents in the 
promotion of a trade in Ceylon tea will be appreci- 
ated by the planters : we have received through a 
gentleman, who lately returned to the island, a 
series of samples of Indian and Java Teas made up 
by Messrs. Hutchison & Co. from breaks sold in the 
market, which are of interest and good service in 
comparing with Ceylon teas. They consist of Indian 
Pekoe sold at 2s 8d per lb ; ditto broken Pekoe at 
2s lOd to 2s lid ; ditto broken orange Pekoe (Nowrea 
Nuddy Tea Company) at 2s lOd to 3s per lb ; ditto 
Pekoe (N. T. M.) at 3s ; ditto orange pekoe at 3s 
to 3s Id ; and Punchanor broken Pekoe, well-made 
leaf 3s 4d per lb ; and a sample of Java tea sold 
at 2s 8d per lb. We shall be glad to shew these samples 
to merchants and planters interested. — Ed.] 
COFFEE LEAE-DISEASE. 
Kent, 19th October 1881. 
Dear Sir, — I enclose a cutting from the London Times 
of the 17th instant which, no doubt, you have seen and, 
perhaps, have remarked upon in connection with Hemileia 
vaslalrix and the manuring question. 
What I wish to call attention to, for the considera- 
tion of Ceylon planters, is the opinion expressed by 
General Showers that the methods pursued for the 
euro of phylloxera are utterly useless, and that what 
the vine requires is a rest. The writer founds his 
opinion upon the experience gained by him, while 
conducting experimental cultivation in India. It does 
not seem quite clear how the rest is to be given, 
but, I presumo, by stripping the fourth part of the 
trees of tho fruit, as it forms, and not allowing it to 
come to maturity. It may, perhaps, occur to the 
planter's mind that, if rest be required in Ceylon, to 
recruit the strength of the coffee tree, tho remedy has 
been taken in hand by the tree itself, in only yield- 
ing about one-third of what it was formerly capable 
of doing. General Showers says nothing about manur- 
ing, and evidoutly think that forcing tho trees in 
any way is injurious. Is this au argument in favor 
of thoso who do not or cannot manure? My own 
oxperionco points to the contrary, and I intend to 
manure as long as I find it pays to do so. 
The late gale was very severe in this part of Kent. 
Oaks and elms bavo beon hurled to tho ground and 
several corn ricks blown down. J. P. (J. 
The letter in tho Loudon Tinun is as follows : — 
"Sir, -I11 reference t" the I'liyll-xera tVn^iv.^ at 
