February i, 1882.3 THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. 
683 
25 half-chests Indian tea, 3811). 
25 do do 381b. 
25 do do 381b. 
25 do do 381b. 
4 do do 38ib.black small even 
wiry pekoe leaf full of tips strung full rich ripe Dar- 
jeeiiug flavor. A connoisseur's tea. Is' 
25 half-chests Indian tea 381b! 7. do do 38 lb. 
blackish mixed even choppy broken Pekoe Souchong 
strong full pungent and rather thick liquor. 
Fine mixer Is 
25 packages Assam pekoe 401b. (each 2 tins. 
Extra fine greyish black even twisted leaf full of 
tips Pungent heavy rasping telling liquor. . Plea- 
sant tea Is 
31 half-chests Cachar pekoe 301b. blackish brown 
well twisted and curled leaf few ends brisk and 
full rather delicate infusion. lino liquor. Is 
50 half-chests Indian tea 38 lb. 46 do. do: 
381b. greyish black well twisted and curled leaf 
strong full ripe and brisk flavory. Useful tea. Is 
23 half-chests Dehra Doon pekoe 45 lb. handsome 
small very neat pretty tippy leaf very Havory 
briskly fired heavy liquor, Fine pekoe. Is 
20 half-chests Cachar broken souch 60 lb. brown- 
ish black small open even leaf brisk full ripe and 
strong p.ikoe flavor. Thick and pungent mixer. Is 
80 ha<f-chosts Assam pekoe souchong 45 lb. 
even twisted greyish black leaf few ends brisk 
strong malty Assam pekoe flavor. Uuseful tea. Is 
25 half-chests Indian tea 38 lb. 9 do. do. 38 lb. 
brokou choppy brownish blackish leaf very strong 
and pungent liquor. Fine mixer. 0s 
25 half-chests Darjeeling pekoe 381b. 25 do. do. 
381b. 25 do. do. 38 1b. Well made evenish 
rather blackish leaf full orauge tips full rich flav- 
ored with tine infusion. Fine Tea to drink alone. Is 
23 packages Dooars souchong -l-llb. (Each 2 tins.) 
Boldish brown fairly curled evenish leaf strong 
and full ripe rich pekoe flavor. Strong tea. Is 
15 halt-chests Dehra Doon broken pekoe 501b. 
neat small handsome wiry leaf very flavory full 
brisk rich Dehra Doon. Heavy mixer Is 
47 half-chests Indian tea 38 lb. rather even grey- 
ish blackish twisted leaf strong with great body. 
Useful tea. Is 
12 half-chests Indian tea 38 lb. small even tippy 
black leaf very strong full rich pekoe flavor. Fine 
strong tea. Is 
25 half-chests Indian tea 38 lb. 12 do. do. 38 lb. 
grey black choppy leaf full strong and pungent. 
Pungent mixer. Is 
26 half-chests Indian tea 38 lb. 
25 do do 331b. 
25 do do 381b. 
8 do do 38 lb. Small even 
twisted rather greyish blackish leaf with tips 
strong brisk flavory little pungent. Useful tea. Is 
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31d. 
Id. 
experimenlor in the relations between 
COFFEE LEAF DISEASE INVESTIGATION. 
Aberdeen, 1st Die. 1881. 
I told you, Mr. Editor, in a private lett-r that I ex- 
pected to havo ibe honour "f s>-uding you an import- 
ant contribution to the life-histoiy of t/eihUtiai 1 
havo now to inform you that I send it by this mailin 
a sealed litter and trust it will arrive safe. 
After your Government scientists have announced 
"the subject thor. uglily exhausted," a contribution 
that upsets their conclusions and turns on a got d i i al 
of n>-w l>ght ; that explains unsolved problem-, (among 
thun the lion-setting of blosi-oms btfore the "attack' 
of leaf 'disease) ; that directs war at a new point; and 
that dial uotly says your old modes of cure can bo of 
no avail; cannot but excite sumo curiosity about the 
writer of the contribution. Will, he i< a bard worker, 
in the field of cryptogenic soience, and one who baa 
scored several succories, and acquired mi. eh distinc- 
tion i>y Ins inveatigationi of the Fungi ■fleotinji oar 
agriculture, lie is a must naiutekiBg and accurate 
and hap, from time to 
the public the results 
that an article of his 
your ollice, and was i 
fixed by an editorial r 
of the Ohstrwr cojitai 
hllflds from a fuel, (I in i 
paper. Being desiroi 
an interest in the str 
leaf disease— as he was 
and crop 
good mau\ years, giv 
his labours. It happened 
lub root found its way to 
dished in the Ob-nn ver, pro- 
meudatory ii"te. The leaf 
the article came into my 
em, doing duiy as w rapping 
enlisting Mr. Wilson to 
planters were haying with 
Duly man I knew who was 
likely to contribute any suggestions that might be of 
use— I sent him the leaf and uffVred to procure spe- 
cimens of the fungus from Ceylon. They Came, and 
you, having learned of my communications with Mr. 
Wilson, sent him the book and papers he acknowledges in 
his letter. Sine.- then I have met him frequently, od 
am indebted to him for sundry calls, wheul'dways 
found bim interested in any informal ion I had to 
make regarding the progres- of investigation, spue d 
of the disease and curative experiments. I felt under a 
burden of debt to him for interesting himself in 
your struggles, -but he assumed the indebtedness, 
and, besides thanks, acl*no» legged it in a gift of 
a beautiful autographed copy of his work " The 
Botany of the Three Historical Records.'' In a 
" News from the North, " I told you of his getting 
spores of J-Jemileia to germinate on gl.iss, and later, 
of his finding the embryo in Ceylon coffee seed in- 
fested with fungus mycelium. (Here I may acknow- 
ledge receiving from him 30 cross sections of coll'ee 
seed mounted lor microscope.) As he states in his 
letter, it was " for side light," he turned to the leaves 
lying biside him, and, although they corroborated ; he 
discovery he had rnnde in the pursuit of his investi- 
gation of potato di«ease, he wanted yet another piuof 
b fore he would write to you.a^d so applied tome 
to get him some healthy leaves from Ce) loi). They 
came, and now you have his letter. 1 was glad to 
notice your intimation of being in a position to execute 
illustrations, and at once informed Mr. W. of it : so, 
if it is any extra trouble to reproduce the sketches that 
accompany his letter, you have me to blame for it.* 
THE MELBOURNE TEA MARKET : ( UK \T AND 
SUCCESSFUL SALE OF INDIAN TEAS. 
(From Our Qwn Uurre* pondenl.) 
Melbourne, 6th December 1881. 
Indian teas are selling freely with us, and the sde 
by public audiou on the 24th November was a m "St 
successful affair. Some 3,3b'8 half chests were offered, 
being the largi st quantity ever catalogued for one day, 
and the whole sola well :— 
4ss mis showing an advance of Id. to 21. per lb. 
Cnchars ,, ,, id. to Id. „ 
Darjeeling ruled up to 2s. EJH; p r lb in boud. 
The Catalogue, which I enclose, with us 18 pairea 
of printed matt- r, is a creditable production, -nut t ho 
auctioneers aeaerve some credit for the get up of the 
same. 
You will see that Messrs. Jas. Denty & Co. still keep 
up the analysis of their teas, iu spito of tho verdict 
of the Ch na tea morchaiits of "TSioley Street," who 
in council assembled (vide Ay, •23-h October) passed 
Bolemn r. solutions that chemical analysis W;w of no 
value, and especially the invistigatious of Messrs. Cosmo 
Jicwbery and I )QD0 I 
At that meeting, held to denoupco Indian Uuj you 
will recollect Mr. LmriuiQr, the chairman, put in tho 
ovidenee of Mr. Forbes of Foochow to show th.tnono 
but sound tens eame from that pori, Mr, Lor Infer, tho 
• Our odrrear^oudent is to.< aauguini s Mr w i » ^u's 
letter (which will oppo.ir later i n, ) tDOOgb. iiiti-rcslin j 
wiJluot aflpot a revolution. —Lo. 
