The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-10
From the Savannah Republican.
Cultivation OF Tea, Indigo, Sc, In Georgia ana

From the Savannah Republican.
Cultivation OF Tea, Indigo, sNe., In Georgia ana
Florida.
We are indebted TO friend for most interesting cor
Iespondence some OF the details oil which we hasten 10
lay before our readers
Mr.. Frank Bonynge, now in Charleston, will soon
visit Savannah, with prospectus Tor furnishing tea IN.
dixo and other East India plants which are calculated
grow in Georgia and Florida Mr.. Bonynge has the best
possible evidences that he may he relied upon lie has
passed fourteen years in the country where these plants
grow and is perfectly acquainted with the whole SUB
iect. His essay the culture and preparation OF tea,
&C., will form an important part OF the next Patent ounce
report
Subscribers 10 this important undertaking will have a
claim 10 twelve plants, twelve mango plants Twelve
date tree plants twelve eechee tree ants Twelve Gomez
plants, Tour ounces OF melon seeds each KIM nai pouu
indigo seed, If required Subscriptions are 700 each
Subscribers TO the amount of 500 will be entitled 10 the
above and any her plants from INDIA winch lhey may
desire Twenty five dollars will procure one-half the
above quantity of plants
We are persuaded that this enterprise OF Mr. Bonynge
is destined be OF vast proh TO the southern
States, through the agency OF slave labor IL only re-
mains for a few gentlemen Georgia and Florida by
their subscriptions 10 do immense probable beneht TO
their respective States. We commend this project TO our
planters in serious earnesness and we recommend Mr.
Bonynge the friendly reception of our fellow citizens,
when he shall arrive here That tea be grown sue
cessfuy in Carolina, Georgia. and Florida is almost GER
tain because the experiment has been pretty fairly tried
The thermometer at Shanghai indicates cold more Sc
by 10 degrees than in Charleston South Carolina.
The cold winter Of s3i35 which destroyed the oranges
II.
ured Mr.. Bonynge has this plant growing wild IN
north latitude 81 deg 80 min, hills OF from three to
five hundred feet in height, where too there was an
abundance OF FROST snow, and hail As for indigo, that
substance has already been grown to great advantage IN
this State
communication of Mr. Bonynge.
The imports Of tea in America are about 2oOoO,ooo lbs
The imports to England lin spite OF the
enormous duty OF 2s. AID, say 81
cents per ID are SO 5000 900 TO $1,000, 900 lbs
And to all other places they 25 100000 lbs.
The average cost of tea in China the ships side is
twenty cents per pound while it could be produced with
us ten The great in China is owing TO ex-
pensive transportation, the cultivation OF the fuel used
the absence of all economy OF machinery, &c. Is only
by adulteraion that lea is sold in China as cheap as
twenty cents. In America the beating and rolling OF the
leaves Zone half OF The abo be done by The simplest
machinery, fuel can be economical by fues, &c The
Russian brought by caravans are the most expensive
and best used in Europe The Chinese pay
81 so per pound Tor The . Yen Pouchong" teas.
But the consumption OF tea is destined 10 prodlgous
increase The population OF Eng aud ireland 49, say
100000 inhabitants Tea not now within the reach
OF the poor there. person taking tea once day
will consume about II pounds year
Say 500 900 persons take tea twice
day, or is lbs year, is $500 900 lbs
Say OO0,Ou0 persons take tea once day,
or a lbs. yeaf,is 3o,ooo,ooo los
Say IL 100000 persons take tea once
week, or 10. year. l2,ooo'ooo IDS
Total 4s5oO, 900 lbs
Which shows that at present only person in every
sixty have tea twice day, in every seven only
once day. and that of the remaining IS 800 600 per
sons, only 1000, 900 procure II IN the week
The exact OF the shows that only 100000 Of
the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain enjoy
the OF tea leaving the other 100000 excluded.
Chinese will consume thirty pounds IN the year.
The cost of tea to America, at the ships
side at Canton. say 100000 lbs, at 25 40
cents per lb, is S. ooo,o oO
The cost to England, say 1000 900 lbs at
20 cents per To-, is 100000
The cost to other places, say rs 100000
lbs, at IS cents per h., is 6,25O,OO'
Russia unknown.
Total S22 $50 o0
per mond is $500 oOC
OF Madras indigo, le 900 monds al $50 per
mond, is 600 ,Oo
Total S3O.65O,oO
From the date tree East India sugar made and the,
will grow pine barren any sandy soil.
The ieeehee is large and shady tree, bearing deli
cious fruit in great quantities
The mango is very large, shady tree, throwing GU
at all times particularly in summer, delightful perfume
II bears the best fruit IN India, perhaps the best IN The
wsrld, and forms a considerable portion OF the food o.
lac, o00, 900 OF inhabitants.
All The East India melons will grow from latitude do'
downwards.
OF yans there are seven eight kinds IN India
There two of remarkably fine flavor, weighing
AZ much as eighteen pounds, the other three pounds
These are found in the Tartar country