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be, after its purchase, the careful clearing and sweeping 
of the groun \, If another length were laid cross- ways, 
the whole surface of the ground wofild be covered, once, 
and pari of it doubly protected, which, I suppose, would 
have the eff..ct of bringing the grub up quicker still. 
Those estates where young ciuchonxs aro growing 
all over the coffee would have to bo content with bags 
cut in all sorts of sizes to fit in ; but in all estates 
where grub is beginning the soil should bo well swept 
and covered somehow. 
"Wha 
at once 
want of 
the closi 
s it brings them up ? " is a question which will 
ingest itself to many. I fancy myself the 
r, for the better the surface is swept, i. e. 
the bag lies and the more it is weighed 
down with soil or stones, the quicker the grub come up. 
Howeve", others may find a better solution und'may laugh 
at this idea; and this reminds me that, before closing 
my letter, I have to say a word in defence of green 
glass for nursery frames. 
The human eye is most susceptible to the rays of 
the sun : what is the best protection for it ? Have 
your readers forgotten what colour the spectacles were, 
of which silly Moses brought a gross in triumph back 
to Wakefield with him from the fair? 
But, seriously speaking, 1 have the best authority 
from Kcw for repeating that coloured green glass or 
glass lightly coated with green paint on the under 
ie the 
side 
We cannot agi 
ing the rise in tl 
ing. Just reflec 
Mr. Dobree m u 
chonas being pi 
bark which won 
j oars' lime. Mi 
a glut, and a 
happened? Quit 
has been fount 
of Cupreau bar 
ection for the seedlings, 
th you, Mr. Editor, in not consider- 
e of cinchona as an unmixed bless* 
t it means. More than a year ago 
calculation of the number of ciu- 
in Ceylon and of the amount of 
d the markets of the world in live 
thers shook their heads, foretold 
lowering of price. What has 
Kpectedly a new kmd of cinchona 
suddenly an enormous quantity 
}f th 
would make 
efore existing 
ket. No test 
e stability of 
iderably,— for 
d already cinchona is 
kinds, is thrown as an exua on the 
oould have been more complete o 
the market. The price naturally fell 
no time had been allowed for consum 
—but only for a few mo: 
growing up again. 
Therefore, what the rise means is this : That the 
produce of Ceylon, ludia, Java, and Jamaica, coming 
gradually on the market, will be productive of no 
glut and that in all probability quinine will touch 
no lower prico for the next six years than it touched 
(luring the last fall. Cuprean need not be feared. 
Before long collectors will have to go as far for it 
as for tlio other kinds. The late great influx of it 
has been caused by the discovery that this kind of 
bark was cinchona at all, and fairly valuable trees 
hitherto neglected wert found growing round the very 
doors of i lie collector*, and now they are cutting 
away at it with a wdl, and the welcome rise in the 
prico of cinchona, besides proving the elasticity of 
the market, probably indicates the partial exhaustion 
of l he Oupreao variety. 
Luckily t iis new bark is diflicult for manufacturers 
to work, and is not very rich ; for it ponsesscs this 
great advantage that like a pure ledger, though in a 
flinch lesser degree, it contain* quinine alone and no 
other alkaloid.— Yours, Ac. K. H. C. 
SAI.K 
OF INDIAN TEA IN MELBOURNE. 
' {From Ottr Currmpomlttil.) 
Choice Indian Tea*. 3,'U!S hulf-eli from the celebrated 
districts of Assam. Oarhar, D.irje. ing. [Vhr.. i>oou and 
Kangra Valley • aU s.,:.i 
WSSbJA < YI.ri TTA. 
8 pnrknges Oiirhar orange |m-U.h- .'mil. f Kach 2 
tins.) Very handsome small even wiry greyish leaf 
full of pekoe tips. Brisk full ripe rich flavor. Fine 
Oachar pekoe. 2s Od. 
30 quarter-chests Assam pekoe 201b. Boldish even 
blackish well made leaf Pekoe tips. Pungent very 
brisk strong full true Assam Pekoe flavor. Strong 
and pleasant tea. Is 4d. 
39 quarter-chests Indian buds 201b. Black small 
even roundish Pekoe buds few tips. Good strong 
rich flavory. Indian buds. Is 2d. 
12 packages Terai pekoe 801b. (Each 4 tins.) Very 
handsome small well made wiry tippy leaf. Choice 
rich full strong rather pungent liquor. Finest Terai 
pekoe. Is 9£d. 
37 half-chests Assam pekoe souchong 401b. Grey- 
ish black well curled and even made leaf. Malty fruity 
rich liquor fine flavor and strength. Useful tea. Is 2$d. 
29 half-chests Darjeeling pekoe souchong 401b. 
"Well made crisp hard even blackish leaf. Kich fruity 
brisk choice liquor vory flavory. Fine tea to drink 
alone Is 2£d. 
40 half-chests Oachar pekoe souchong 401b. Black- 
ish grey hard twisted leaf. Richly fired choice heavy 
illusion. Mixer. Is l§d. 
25 half -chests Indian tea 381b 
25 do do 381b 
24 do do 381b. Pretty small 
curled even blackish leaf. Heavy malty pekoe flavor. 
Fine mixer. 0s lid. 
27 half-chests Assam broken souchong 501b. 
Brownish black small open evenish leaf. Briskly fired 
strong deep heavy liquor Thick liquor. 0s lid. 
25 half-chests Darjeeling pekoe 401b. Handsome 
even blackish grey leaf full orange tips. Delicate 
fragrant strong rich infusion choice in the cup. Most 
delicious tea. Is Hd. 
22 packages Assam pekoe souchong 441b. (Bach 2 
this.) Greyish black fairly made even rather small 
leaf. Heavy liquor pungent strong and very full 
flavored. Strong tea. Is 3.Vd. 
25 half-chests Darjeeling pekoe souchong 401b. 
Boldish black fairly made even leaf . Bich delicate 
ripe telling liquor wonderfuld flavor. Splendid tea in 
the cup. is 3jd. 
50 half-chests Oachar broken pekoe souchong 451b. 
G reyish black even hard made leaf. Very pungent and 
strong rich full bodied tea. Powerful mixer. Is 2d. 
25 half-chests Terai pekoe souchong 381b. Fairly 
even greyish black rather loosely twisted leaf. Fairly 
strong brisk ripe pekoe flavor. Pleasant tea. Is ljd. 
CO half-chests Assam pekoe souchong 401b. Hand- 
some bold blackish even leaf full pekoe tips. Rasping 
telling infusion very strong with fine flavor. A fine 
mixer. ls ^ 
15 half-chests Darjeeling flowery pekoe 381b. 
Handsome even wiry orange tipped pekoe leaf. Very 
strong full rich and fruity Darjeeling. A most delici- 
ous tea. 2s 5d. 
12 half-chests Assam pekoe souchong 151b. O reyish 
blackish even curled and rolled leaf. Strong brisk 
full ripe flavory. Mixer. J s OAd. 
1 8 half-chests Darjeeling broken tea 391b. Neat ■ 
small blackish very even leaf. Full bodied rich ripe 
deep infusion. Delicious tea. is 4J. 
25 half-chests Oachar pekoe souchong 3011>. Boldish 
blackish brown crisp leaf full pekoe ends. Malty 
strong thick heavy liquor very flavory. Mixer. ls 2Jd. 
Ill packages Assam broken jk'koe 50lb. (Kaeh 2 
tins.) Handsome small neat pretty leaf full golden 
tips. Brisk burnt full ripe rich very flavory. Very 
strong thick liquor. ' 2s 1.1. 
f>U half-chests Oachar brok. pek. souch. COIb. 
Brownish fairly made rather broken leaf strong full 
little pungent brisk flavory useful mixer. 0s mj 
5<» liall'-clicsts Indian tea 
45 do do :;sii». 
Uather hold blackish with twisted jx koe souchong 
leaf lew tips strong brisk burnt and llnvorv. f!. i- 
NUfl ten. ]„ 0 .j 
in lin'Mir't* Diu-jivling i» kw soueh. I0tr>. Kven 
curled blackish well curled nni leal" delicate lull 
Savored rich PdneUnd A plaanftt t. «. i„ • gj 
