150 TEA. 



is made by dissolving it in spirit of \\ine, is called 

 Laudanum. 



There is another plant, called Yellow horned- 

 Poppy, Chelido'nium Glau'ciurn, which is in the 

 same order of this class, but of a different genus. 

 It is found in many parts of England near the sea ; 

 and has its English name from the great length of 

 the pods, which may be compared to horns. It is 

 a very poisonous plant, which is the case with most 

 of those belonging to the class Polyandria. 



EDWARD. 

 Then are there no fruits in this class fit to eat ? 



MOTHER. 



There are a few ; but none of them are natives 

 of this country. But there is one tree belonging 

 to it which is very remarkable, and is considered 

 as almost a necessary of life in several other parts 

 of the world, as well as in England, though it does 

 not produce an eatable fruit. The Tea-tree, The'a, 

 is a native of China, Japan, and Tonquin ; and had 

 never been found wild in any other country, till 

 it was unexpectedly discovered in Assam, a pro- 

 vince on the East of India, between Hindoostan 

 and China. It attains the height of ten or twelve 

 feet, and is an evergreen. The leaves, which are 

 the only valuable part, are about an inch and a 

 half long, and resemble those of sweet-briar ; the 

 flowers are something like the wild white rose; 



