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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST, 
[July i, 1890. 
To the Editor. 
CEYLON TEA IN AMERICA; 
MR. STANTON’S VISIT. 
Brunswick Hotel, New York, U.S.A., April 29th. 
Deab Sir, — I last wrote you from America on 
the 29th ult., and I have since that date visited 
many towns both in the United States and in 
Canada and wherever I have been, 1 am glad to 
say, I have been shown samples of Ceylon Tea. 
This tea is becoming known everywhere in both 
countries and is pushing its way — it may be slowly 
but I think there is no doubt that it is surely. 
The trade appears to have taken root, and now it 
is beginning to grow, and appearances point to a 
steadily increasing trade, and one which seems 
likely to be capable of great expansion. I think 
a very good work might be done by the Ceylon 
Planters’ American Tea Company did their means 
permit of their distributing their energies in 
various towns. Here I think they will be a most 
useful factor, but I feel that still greater benefit 
would result to the industry if branches could be 
opened in other cities of the United States, or in 
some large town in Canada, such as Montreal or 
Toronto, It is so much easier to reach the actual 
consumer through an agency of this kind than in other 
ways and, naturally when once a demand is created 
and the consumer is caused to enquire for Ceylon 
tea — the trade will not be slow in responding, by 
purchasing themselves in order to supply this 
demand. 
It will be perhaps specially interesting to Ceylon 
tea planters to hear that I have seen all kinds of 
Ceylon tea in my travels— not only all grades — 
pekoes, pekoe souchongs, and broken pekoes — in 
some cases also fine orange pekoes — but teas grown 
at all elevations — some possessing strength more 
especially, and others being bought entirely on 
account of their flavour. 
Hence Ceylon tea planters may take comfort and 
encouragement from the present condition of the 
trade here, and 1 tliink they may look forward with 
confidence to a marked development in the trade. 
Although much of the tea now seems to be used 
for mixing, I am happy to say I have come across 
one or two places where it was being sold in its 
pure state — unblended with any other kind- -and this 
not by persons interested in tea plantations — but 
simply and solely on account of the intrinsic merits 
of Ceylon tea which they had recognized to their 
personal advantage, because the result was a con- 
siderable demand for their teas 1 — I am, dear sir, 
yours faithfully, A. G. STANTON. 
CEYLON TEA IN CANADA: MR. STANTON’S 
VISIT TO AMERICA. 
Halifax, N. S., May 8th. 
Dear Sir, — The last letter which 1 wrote you 
was from New York on the 29th April ; and since 
that date 1 have visited Boston, S. John, N. B., and 
Halifax, N. S. In Boston there is some demand for 
Ceylon tea, and its use appears to be on the in- 
crease. This town is an important tea market, 
and 1 find both Ceylon and Indian teas have a con- 
siderable sale there. 
St. John, N. B., and Halifax, N. S„ although both 
considerable tea markets use very little besides China 
tea. One of the largest tea firms here told me 
there was absolutely no sale for Ceylon tea, but 
on going round to a number of retailers I found 
that a demand was commencing and that already 
business in Indian tea is being done to some 
extent — besides on a limited scale in Ceylon teas. 
I should think New Brunswick and Nova Scotia 
would soon become large consumers of Ceylon and 
Indian tea, because they take so much China 
congou that the same conditions which led to the 
increased use of Indian and Ceylon teas at home 
should apply with equal force here. 1 believe, on 
that account, it would be worth while for Ceylon 
planters to make a special effort to get their teas 
worked in these provinces — either through the 
Ceylon Planters’ American Tea Co. or in some 
other manner. 
In the United States where so much Japan and 
Oolong tea is used it is not surprising that Ceylon 
tea has made slow progress — but here it ought to 
make very rapid advances if only there were any- 
one to draw people’s attention to it ; the present 
also appears a specially favourable time for its 
introduction, as large quantities of very inferior 
China teas have recently been brought over here — 
and seem to have somewhat disgusted people. 
I believe it may be from this cause that just now 
more attention is being drawn here to British- 
grown teas amongst the retailers. 
My tour in Canada and America has now 
almost concluded — I have visited all the towns 
which I came out to see ; amongst other places 
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Montreal, Ottawa, 
Toronto and Hamilton — besides those already 
alluded to in this letter. Wherever I have been 
I have seen a great deal that leads me to believe 
that the Ceylon tea trade here is but in its infancy 
and that it is certain to grow and to grow surely 
even if somewhat slowly. I have been surprised 
to see how much Ceylon tea is already used in 
Canada and the States — to a much greater extent 
than is generally supposed. 
The prospects of Ceylon tea on this side of the 
Atlantic are therefore decidedly encouraging— and 
with efforts to force the trade — on the part of 
Ceylon planters — there should soon be an extensive 
and increasing market for their produce. — I am, 
dear sir, yours faithfully, A. G. STANTON, 
(of Gow, Wilson & Stanton). 
COFFEE BLOSSOM— AND ETCETRAS— ABUN- 
DANT. 
Dear Sir, — Any connection between mangoes, 
roses, fleas and mosquitoes ! All are very pro- 
lific this year. A very fair coffee blossom and in 
and about Kandy— lucky owners! The fragrant 
berry will be up to R15 a bushel before the 
end of the year, or my name is not what it is. 
OLD COLONIST. 
THE MANUFACTURE OF “ GREEN TEA ” 
IN PEERMAAD, TRAVANCORE. 
May 26th. 
Dear Sib, — An article has lately appeared in our 
Indian papers copied from a Ceylon paper, greatly 
extolling the district of Peermaad, Travancore, as 
to soil, cheap labour, etc., with regard to tea 
culture, the result of an interview with one of 
the tea planters of the district ; but when on 
the subject of “green tea” and the samples sent 
from “ Bon Ami estate” the name of the gentleman 
to whom all the success and “ kudos” of the 
green tea manufactured is due was some how 
forgotten to be mentioned in that interview 
