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which the Chhiese called the belly. This method of pack- 

 ing single tea has long since been discontinued. 



'I'he bohea country is about twenty-five easy days journey 

 from Canton. The singlo about forty. The hyson much 

 the same. 

 Bohea usually comes to Canton at the 



cost of - - - 9 to 1 1 talcs the pecul. 



Singlo and second hyson - 14 to 18 



Hyson - - - 30 to 38 



Congo, peko, and souchong, very various. 



To these prices must be added the charges of warehouse- 

 room, packing, the duties on exportation, and the seller's 

 profit, in a country where money is often 2 per cent, per 

 month, and seldom less than 20 per cent, per annum. 



Bohea, Voo-yee, the name of ihe country. 



Congo, or Coiig-Jho, great or much care or trouble in 

 the making or gathering the leaves. 



Pcko, Pt-how, white first leaf. 



Souchong, Se-ow~ckong, snjall good thing. 



Le-oo-ch'wg, the name of a place. 



Ho -ping, ditto. 



Ho-naiiy ditto, 



Ankoy, ditto. 



Sovg-lo, ditto. 



Hyson, He-Tchune, name of the first crop of this tea. 



Birig-nii/if name of the man who first made this tea. 



Estimate of the quantity of tea made in China in a year, 

 taken m L7 56. 



Singlo - - 50,000 peads. 



Hyson - - 4,000 



Lock-ann, small baskets 20,000 not exported, Bohea sort, 



Mo-i-shan - - 2,000 not exported. 



Bing-tca - .. 2,000 



Phow-ge tea - 2,000 lumps, Bohea sort. 



Bohea, including Congo, 



Pcko, and Souchong 120,000 to 130,000 

 Ankoy, Bohea, and Green 



sorts - - 50,000 



Opcng - - 13,000 



Ing-aan - - 400 Bohea sort. 

 Cow-low, made either in 



Bohea or Singlo - 2,000 



Loot-sien - 2,000 true sort. 



279,400 

 l\ 4 Loot-sitji, 



