136 COMMERCIAL VARIETIES OF GINGER. 
some kinds of ginger, according to their quality and com- 
mercial value ; but sell other kinds unassorted 
a. Assorted Gingers. — The gingers which are assorted 
are the scraped or uncoated sorts, namely, Jamaica, scraped 
Malabar, and scraped Bengal ginger. These are assorted 
into several qualities, usually distinguished either by their 
price, or as first, second, third, and fourth qualities. Con- 
sidered with respect to their characters, these assorted gin- 
gers may be arranged as follows : 
1. Bold, soft, and bright. 
2. Smaller, but soft and bright. 
3. Flinty and dark. 
4. Shrivelled, and only fit for grinding. 
p. Unassorted Gingers. — The unscraped or coated sorts do 
not undergo any assortment, but are sold unassorted. This 
division includes four sorts, viz.: 
5. African. 
6. Barbados. 
7. Common or unscraped Bengal. 
8. Common or unscraped Malabar. 
On the continent unassorted gingers are the kinds chiefly 
in use. Barbadoes and African are the best of these sorts. 
Unscraped Bengal ginger being generally plumper and 
sounder than unscraped Malabar, is generally preferred to 
the latter sort. 
The following is a classification of ginger according to its 
commercial value, exclusive of duty, in September 1849, 
as bought of the importers in Mincing Lane: 
L4 to L7 per cwt. ; 
Used in England.) 
Jamaica. 
New Malabar. 
Pharmaceutical Journal, December, 1S49. 
L5 to LA. 
(Used in England.) 
New Bengal. 
sos. to 35b. 
Us ed in Englandan< 
on the Continent.) 
Barbadoes. 
.ifrican. 
23s. to 55s- 
Used chiefly on th« 
Continent- 
Old Malabar. 
Old Bengal. 
