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The Bulletin. 



TEA. 



Tea is the leaves and leaf buds of a shrubby plant "Thea," of 

 which there are two distinct varieties, considered by some to be 

 separate species. The tea was first known and cultivated in China, 

 then in Japan, and later in India, Ceylon, Java, Brazil and other 

 countries, and while the teas from India and Ceylon are now coming 

 into extensive use, China and Japan are still the leading tea-produc- 

 ing countries of the world. 



Both green and black tea are products of the same plant, the 

 difference in color and flavor being due to the methods of prepara- 

 tion. To prepare green tea the leaves are dried by artificial heat 

 immediately after picking, thus preserving the chlorophyl, or green 

 coloring matter. "When a black tea is desired, the leaves are sub- 

 jected, before drying, to a fermentation, which changes the color to 

 black and develops the characteristic flavor. 



The alkaloid of tea, theine, is identical with that of coffee, caffeine, 

 and to this principle are due the stimulating properties of both. 



Before food laws were enacted, tea, like many other food products, 



RES1J|.TS OF THE EX- 



3'Z 



Material and Brand 

 from Label. 



Manufacturer or Wholesaler. 



Reatll Dealer or Partj- Who 

 Sent Sample for Analysis. 



5736 Tea, 

 5737Tea, 

 5738|Tea, 

 5739Tea, 



6740 Tea. 



6741 Tea, 



i 



6742 Tea, 



6743 Tea, 



5744 Tea, 



5745 Tea. 



5746 Tea, 

 5747, Tea, 

 6748Tea, 



5749Tea, 



i 

 6752 Tea, 



Echo Bennett-Sloan & Co., New York, IS. R. Lentz, Charlotte 



N. Y. 

 Sunbeam Austin Nichols & Co., New York, ■ _ 



N. Y. 

 Tetleys Jos. Tetley&Cc, New York, N. Y 



White House Dwinell-Wright Co., Boston, Mass. 



. ...do 



O andO O. and O. Tea Co. NewYork,N.Y. 



Banquet |McCormick & Co., Baltimore, Md. 



He-No Martin Gillett & Co., Baltimore, 



I Md. 



Mun-Ki ,C. W. Antrim & Sons, Richmond, 



Va. 



Tempo Levering Coffee Co., Baltimore, 



Md. 

 Pinehurst iPinehurst Tea Gardens, Summer- 



I ville, S. C. 

 Jumbo Levering Coffee Co., Baltimore, 



I Md. 

 White Rose Seeman Bros., New York, N. Y 



6753 



Tetleys 



Blanks Grant-Cavin. 



Joa. Tetley & Co., New York, N. Y. 



Tea, Silvermoon. 



-Martin Gillett & Co., Baltimore, 

 I Md. 



S. R. Lentz, Charlotte 



--.-do... .-.. 



....do. 



L. L. Sarratt, Charlotte 



E. W.'Paddison, Mt. Airy 



....do.... 



_-..do 



Dove-Bost Co., Concord 



...do 



McKee & Son, Lincolnton 



T. J. Young & Co., Salisbury 



Vernon Grocery Co., Winston - 



Salem. 

 Kinston Peanut Co., Klnston 



Royail Grocery Co., Goldsboro.. 



