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Elettaria cardamomum, L. ( Zmgiberacece .) 
Cardamoms. 
Seldom cultivated and only in small quantities. 
Spec. 531 Round cardamoms, from Larut, Perak. 
5316 Round cardamoms, liusked, from Larut, 
Perak. 
/? y; ; ^ 531a Long cardamoms, imported, from Boustead 
• & Co. 
Zingiber officinalis , L. ( Zingiberacece .) 
Halia (MaL). Ginger. 
Not seldom grown by Natives, but never on a large scale, 
Spec. 537 Ginger, from Larut, Perak, 
BEVERAGES. 
Thea chinensis var. assamica. { Ternstrcemiacece ,) 
Daun Te (MaL). Tea. 
Tea is being cultivated with great success in a few places in the 
Peninsula, and, as it grows easily and well here, is likely to prove 
one of the most important cultivations in the Peninsula. The 
largest estates at present are at Batu Pahat, in Johor, under the 
management of Mr. Turing Mackenzie, and Cicely Tea Estate in 
Perak, under the charge of Mr. T. Watson. A little tea is also 
cultivated by Natives — Malays and Chinese. 
Spec. 500 from Batu Pahat Estate, from Mr. Turing 
Mackenzie. 
501 Pekoe, from Cicely Tea Estate, Perak. 
502a Souchong, „ 
502 „ from Government Gardens, Tai- 
ping Hills. 
508 Chinese made tea, 1st quality, from Perak. 
503a „ 2nd quality, from Tapa, 
Batang Padang, Perak. 
5036 Chinese made tea, 3rd quality. 
504 Chinese tea from Poochow, imported by Teo 
Guan Tai. 
Coffea liberica, Hiern. ( Bubiacece .) 
Kahwah, Kopi (MaL). Liberian Coffee. 
Liberian coffee is cultivated extensively throughout the Penin- 
sula, It grows well in the low country, and under proper cultiva- 
tion fruits well, and heavily. It is grown in almost all the pro- 
vinces, by Europeans and Natives. The largest plantations are 
in Johor, Singapore, Sungei Ujong and Perak. 
Spec. 50 6p In cherry, Native grown from Slim, Perak. 
506o „ from 2,000 feet elevation, Water- 
loo Estate, Perak. 
506% „ in spirits, from Province Wellesley. 
506r „ Native grown, from Tapa, Perak. ’ 
