CHAPTER IV 



TEA. Camellia theifera 



THE tea shrub, of which there are many varieties, is a Habitat of 

 native of China, Japan, and North India. It has been culti- thetea P lant 

 vated from time immemorial in China and Japan ; and, in 



TEA (Camellia theifera]. 



recent years its cultivation has extended rapidly in India 



and Ceylon. The plant grows very well in the West Indies it thrive* i 



. the West 



but as yet tea has not become an article of export from these indies. 



