Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Dec.,  1887. 
Chemical  Notes  on  Tea. 
629 
eight  samples  that  were  selected  for  this  purpose  as  representing  a 
wide  range  of  quality,  as  may  be  understood  from  the  fact  that  the 
prices  realized  by  the  corresponding  parcels  in  public  sale  varied  from 
Id.  to  3s.  per  pound.  The  sample  No.  10  was  tea  of  exceptionally 
fine  quality,  that  was  valued  at  6s.  or  7s.  per  pound,  and  the  sample 
Iso.  4  consisted  of  the  hairs  detached  from  the  leaves  in  sifting : — 
Approxi- 
mate 
elevation 
of  place 
of  growth. 
l'i->J10  LUJ  C 
Their 
cei 
Ori- 
ginal 
tea. 
e  per 
it. 
Dry 
tea. 
Ft. 
2500 
6^8 
4-56 
4-89 
6-0 
4-56 
4-85 
300 
5'6 
4  o4 
4'80 
6-6 
2-40 
2-57 
3500 
3-8 
4-08 
4-24 
4200 
36 
3-44 
3-57 
4800 
4-6 
4.10 
430 
400 
4-2 
398 
4-15 
2500 
6-4 
4-64 
4-96 
2000 
54 
410 
4-33 
300 
5-4 
4-06 
4-29 
4300 
5-4 
374 
3-95 
4600 
5-6 
3-46 
3.66 
4300 
4-8 
3-40 
3*57 
4300 
6-6 
3-98 
4-26 
5000 
6-2 
3-22 
343 
4300 
56 
3-48 
3-68 
4200 
4-6 
3-90 
4-09 
7-56 
4-27 
4-62 
7-00 
448 
4-81 
6-40 
4-16 
4-44 
4-80 
4-6H 
489 
5-60 
4-48 
474 
4-80 
376 
395 
5-40 
3-66 
3-86 
680 
4-06 
4-35 
5-80 
418 
4  43 
6-00 
364 
3-87 
Ceylon  Tea. 
1.  Penhros  
2.  F.L.C.  
3.  Nahalma  
4.  Hairs  from  tea  leaves  
5.  Harden  huish  Pekoe   
6.  Woodstock  Pekoe  Souchong  
7-  Radella  Broken  Pekoe  
8.  Morton  Pekoe  
9.  Penhros  Broken  Pekoe  , 
10.  Strathellie  Orange  Pekoe  
11.  Nahalma  Orange  Pekoe  
12.  Venture  Orange  Pekoe  
13.  St.  Leys  Pekoe  Dust  
14.  Venture  Pekoe  Souchong  
15.  Venture  Broken  Orange  Pekoe 
16.  Calsay  Pekoe  Souchong  
17.  Venture  Pekoe  
18.  St.  Clair  Orang-e  Pekoe  
Indian  Tea. 
19.  Pekoe  tips,  picked  out  
20.  Broken  Pekoe  
21.  Pekoe  
22.  Orange  Pekoe  
23.  Pekoe  
24.  Broken  Pekoe  
25.  Pekoe  , 
26.  "Weak"  tea  
27.  "Strong"  tea  
28.  Mixture  
At  present  we  have  not  had  an  opportunity  of  examining  many 
samples  of  Chinese  or  Java  tea  that  could  be  accepted  as  authentic, 
but  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  judge  the  amount  of  theine  is  less 
than  in  the  tea  of  India  and  Ceylon.  We  intend,  however,  to  con- 
tinue the  inquiry  in  that  direction  as  soon  as  we  can  obtain  suitable 
samples.  But,  so  far  as  the  tea  of  India  and  Ceylon  is  concerned,  it 
is  at  least  evident  from  the  data  above  given,  as  compared  with  the 
