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then are to be frequently shifted and turned. When all are properly 

 dried, they are quickly removed, either by the hand or with a shovel, 

 and either thrown upon a mat or into baskets which are kept ready 

 to receive them. They are then removed to a table where they are 

 rolled and cooled, and the process is repeated ; after which they are 

 sifted and sorted into several varieties. The appearance of one roll- 

 ing the leaves is like that of the baker kneading his dough. 



ROLLING PROCESS. 



Tea having become so extensive an article in domestic economy, 

 and also in commerce, and a source of considerable revenue, various 

 attempts have been made to introduce it into other countries ; as in 

 Rio Janeiro, and in the warm parts of Brazil, in Penang, Asam, and 

 the Himalayas. Within the last few years, Junius Smith, LL. D., a 

 gentleman well known for eminence in science and enterprise, has 

 been engaged in experiments on its culture in our own country. 

 Favorable reports are given of the teas grown in the East Indies, but 

 as yet only small quantities of them are brought into market. The 

 whole amount of teas raised, is enormous, almost surpassing credi- 

 bility. Russia is annually supplied through Kiakhta with about seven 

 millions of pounds ; France requires two millions of pounds ; Holland 

 three millions ; in 1850, it is estimated that twenty-three millions of 

 pounds came to our own country ; and in the same year, there were 

 consumed, in the United Kingdom of the British Empire, over fifty 

 millions of pounds. 



TEAK. The teak tree is a native of different parts of India, as 



