supposed to be the flowers : but an examination after infu 
sion will clearly show its origin. The first picking takes 
place m June, the second in July, and the third in August.” — 
I may add, that Kemprer’s figure of the Japanese Tea- — 
plant, which is evidently the plant in general cultivation in — 
that empire, is the T. Bohea, not the T. viridis. : 
The native country of both the species is, probably, vari- _ 
ous parts of China, and the cultivation seems to be confined 
to the temperate zone, extending to the northern provinces 
of the empire, and as far as the 45° of lat. in Japan. But 
the Tea-districts, properly so called, are thus stated by Dr. _ 
Asex: that of the green Tea is in the province of Keang-nan, 
between the 29° and 41° of N. lat., at the North-westem 
base of a ridge of mountains, which divides the province of 
Che-keang and Keang-nan :—the Black-tea district, in the 
province of Fokien, is contained within the 27th and 28th 
degrees of N. lat., and is situated on the South-eastern — 
declivities of a ridge of mountains dividing the province of 
Fokien from that of Keang-si. eo 
_ The different kinds of Tea of commerce, as known to us 
in Europe, are not very great ; but M. A. Baron pe Scuil- 
xine has given the names of thirty-six sorts, copied from 
a Chinese MS in his possession. These are divided into — 
seven heads. 1. Teas of the district of the city of Sou 
ugan-tcheon in the province of Kiang-nan, eight sorts. 2 — 
Green Teas, Soung-lo of the district of the city of Hoey- 
tcheon, in the province of Kiang-nan Soung-lo, eleven sors. 
3. Teas of the district of Hang-tcheon-fon, in the province 
of Tehe-kiang, five sorts. 4. Tea of the province of Hou: 
kouang, one sort. 5. Black Teas, Wou-y, or Bohea, 
the province of Fou-kian, ten sorts: and which, if we my _ 
judge from the names, are among the most esteemed— — 
such as, Lao kiun mei, or venerable old man’s eye-brows* 
Pekao, white hairs, or Peko Tea : Cheou mei, eye- brows of 
a very advanced age: Kieou khin lian sin, hearts of Water 
of Kieou khin : Ouang nin fung, Tea of the pick-axe 
of the king’s daughter: Ta haung phao, large red tails: 
and Stan jin tchang, palm of the immortals, &c. 6. Tea of | 
the province of Yun-nan, one sort. 7. Teas of the p' 
vince of Szu-tchhouan, two kinds. But this list, it is said 
by the editor of « Abel Rémusat,” is not yet complete; and 
kj ate fifteen others, several of which appear to be | 
Wi best known in Europe : Wou-i-tchha, Wou-r 4 
ou-1 is the name of a celebrated mountain, i0 the pre 
vince of Fou-kian : th g 
ence comes the common nal 
Bohea Tea. ' ; 
Hi-tchun-tchha, Hyson Tea. Phi-teh 
