152 FLAVORING AND BEVERAGE PLANTS 
Fia. 149, I.—Tea (Thea sinensis, Tea Family, Theacew). Flowering branch 
(Baillon.)—A shrub or tree growing 10 m. tall; leaves evergreen; 
flowers white, fragrant; fruit dry. Native home, China and India. 
Fig. 149, I1.—Tea. A, flower, entire. B, flower, cut vertically. C, floral 
diagram. D, fruit. EF, seed, entire. F, same, cut vertically. (Baillon.) 
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