754- THE TROPICAL AGRlCULTtJEIST. [May 1, l908. 
ing by machinery— the mere finishing by friction 
being an old and well known [jrocess otlen used 
in America and Java, but this thouo;h it gave the 
appearance, did not give tlie flavour or keeping 
qualities of the panned article. " Black tea" 
prices are up, thank goodness, but to keep them 
so, it should be the endeavour of every company 
to foster and promote the manufacture of "True" 
Green teas on such gardens as, owing to forcing 
Climate and heavy flushes, cannot hope to stand 
out for special strength and flavour as Black teas. 
If India can dispose of ten to fifteen millions of 
Greens, and Ceylon a like amount, at remune- 
rative pi ices, so surely will a better day dawn 
for Tea Companies and Proprietors. In c inclusion 
I may state that the only two points, in which 
India, at any rate, is behind China and Japan, 
are firstly the rolling of "gunpowders," which is 
affected in China by foot-rolling in bags, a,nd 
secondly the " polishing " of coloured teas, which 
in China and Japan is done with " soap stone,'' 
both I hese processes we hope and intend to adapt 
existing machinery to 'with but slight alteration. 
— I am Sir, Yours faithfully, 
Horace Drummond Deane. 
Stagbrook, Peermaad, S. India, 16th March, 1903, 
P. — Owing to complications of a business 
nature, by which my crops were hypothecated to 
London, I have had to abstain from making Green 
Teas on a large scale. These troubles, through 
tlie courtesy of my London Agents, Messrs. Howe 
VV hite & Co , are now removed, and I hope from 
July next to have a full installation of •^leen tea 
machinery at work, including a novelty in boilers 
of the " Flash light " type, that are not only 
extremely portable but expensive, costing about 
£25 f.o.b. This is a most important item in the 
expense of an installation, to such Estates as 
have not " Steam power" as their motor. — 
Indian Planters' Gazette, March 28. 
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CONDENSED EGGS. 
When condensed milk was introduced it was 
looked upon as a curiosity by the public, 
but it has become a staple article of food now, 
and milk factories exist in the agricultural 
districts for collecting the milk from the 
farms and condensing it at once ; by this 
means much of the prejudice against condensed 
milk has been overcome. Eggs are used in 
enormous numbers in this country, and some- 
wheie about £7,000,000 represents the annual 
value of eggs imported into Great Britain. When 
an abundance of eggs can be procured in the 
summer they quickly go wrong and many methods 
have been suggested for preserving them, bub 
these all entail some trouble and small expense, 
and the public do not care for preserved eggs. 
For some years now eggs have been deprived of 
their shells and a preservative added, liquid egg 
is an article of commerce for manufacturers, but 
hardly suitable for domestic use. The Condensed 
Egg Syndicate, Limited, have, however, ovei come 
th'e difficuliies which beset the question of pre- 
serving eggs, and supply egg in a condensed 
form mixed with sugar as a f re=ervative. We 
' have examined the product, and find it contains 
all the constituents of ordinary fowls' eggs, and 
further, we are able to state that it is in an 
excellent state of preservation, and free from 
oiganisras which would induce decomposition in 
keeping. The product is about the consistence of 
treacle, and is supplied in hermetically-sealed 
glass jars. Like condensed milk, it will remain 
good as long as it is unopened, but when once 
opened it should not be closed up again. Three 
forms of the preparation can be had for domestic 
purposes— (1) the entire contents of the egg ; 
(2) the yolks only; (3) the whites only; 
and the uses of these are as unlimited as 
those of fresh eggs. For phannaceuti- 
cal purposes condensed egg and extract of malt 
ought to. find a ready sale to replace the preparations 
with cod-livcr oil for patients who caimot take 
the latter. In the preparation of emulsions the 
condensed yolk ought to find a wide field of use- 
fulness. Emulsions of petroleum, hypophosphites 
and egg, or cod-liver oil and egg, would be useful 
adjuncts for retailers ; while, for prescribing 
purposes, equal parts of port wine and an entire 
egg should be of especial value to invalids when 
given in suitable quantity. A tablespoonful of 
the condensed egg represents one entire fresh egg, 
and it can be used without any doubt of its 
freshiieas or soundness.— 5H<is/i- and Colonial 
Druggist, March 6. 
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INDIAN COMPANIES AND GREEN TEA. 
We note from the accounts of the North- Western 
Cachar Tea Company now published that green 
tea did pretty well for the Company last year. 
Out of a total of 318 645 lb. of tea manufactured, 
the proceeds of which totalled K89,416, the 
amount of green tea made was 145,1081b, produc- 
ing R44,936 and black 173,537 lbs. producing 
R44,480. The average price of green tea in the 
above account works out to 4 annas 11^ pies per lb. 
against 4 annas IJ pie per lb. for black. Another 
Company which shows good results from having 
undertaken the manufacture of green tea last year 
is the Manabarie Tea Company; Out of a total 
of 247,944 lb. manufactured, 195,633 lb. of green 
tea were made, 182,5221b. of which were sold in 
Calcutta, producing K59,790 ; and 13,111 lb„ 
were sold in London, producing £403. The 
average works out about h ancas 3 pies for tlie 
Calcutta, sold green tea and 7Jd for the green tea 
sold in London, against 6Jd per lb. for the black 
tea sold by the Company. — Indian Planting and 
Gardening, March 28, 

THE BAOBAB TREE IN UGANDA, 
It seems a pity that so far no practical use has 
been found for the baobab tree, beyond the con- 
version of its fruit shells into calabashes by the 
natives. The wood of its stem is said to possess 
qualities suitable for the manufacture of paper, 
so possibly this, together with the undoubtedly 
large supply of rags obtainable from the natives, 
will one day form a nucleus for the material re- 
quired by a local paper manufactory. The con- 
sumption of paper in East Africa must already 
be very considerable, and is constantly increasing. 
— African Standard, March 10th. 
Victoria Regia in Natal,— The water plant 
in the Durban Botanic Gardens is now in four 
buds, and the first bud is expected to open on 
Sun<lay or Monday— the first event of the kind 
in South Africa. The flowers last only one day. 
— ^atal Mercury. March 7. 
