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BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FORM. 



It was also a commonly received opinion at one time 

 that the distinctive color of Green teas was imparted to 

 them by being fired in copper pans. For this belief there 

 is not the slightest foundation in fact, as copper is never 

 used for the purpose, repeated experiments by unerring 

 tests having been made, but in not a single case has any 

 trace of the metal been detected. 



-Pekoe, b Souchong, c Congou, d Souchong-Congou, 



Thea Assamensis, 



