The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . er plant is very variable,but may be stated at about one-fifth of a lb of finished tea; and, aseach acre of a garden holds LIOO to 1600 mature plants, the yieldper acre may be from 300 to 350 lb per annum. The diagram(fi^ 5) from Col Moneys valuable practical treatise on tho CuUp- 100 TEA mtjm und Manufadurr. of Tm illtistrates the method in which aeush or aboot us pinked, and
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . er plant is very variable,but may be stated at about one-fifth of a lb of finished tea; and, aseach acre of a garden holds LIOO to 1600 mature plants, the yieldper acre may be from 300 to 350 lb per annum. The diagram(fi^ 5) from Col Moneys valuable practical treatise on tho CuUp- 100 TEA mtjm und Manufadurr. of Tm illtistrates the method in which aeush or aboot us pinked, and the portions winch go to make specialclasses of tea The lines in the diagram show the poinLi at whichthe shoot oia; be picked, and it is important that the lowest leaftaken shoolJ h« no nipped off »» to leave the bud in it£ ainlnninjnred on th« branch as rrom it the uejtt flash will then thre. leave, at the growing point . b. c) yield pekoe andth« whole shoot down to »nd including / gives pekoe the order of their age. the individual leaves manufacttue intoa flowery pekoe » orange pekoe, c pekoe, d pekoe soachong, «souchong, and / aingou. Were the flush farther developed another. Fio. 5 —Mode of Picking Tea. uaf might be Wkeu. which would be classed as hohca. but that Is not a quality recognized by Indmn growers. It is not, however, the practice to pick or treat leaves separately, the whole flush being manipulated together, and the tea is only separated into qualities by Biftino after the uianofacturing processes have been completed Manu- The manufacture of black tea is found to be an essentially simple factore. matter Many of the processes employed by the Chinese are quita Black superfluous, and several of the manual operations which bnik tea largely in the Chinese manufacture. It is found, can with advantage be supplanted by mechanical agency. The whole object of the black-tea manufacturer is to ferment, roll, and dry the leaf, and for that p
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