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from the different stages in which the leaves 

 are gathered, or from the manner in which 

 they are prepared, as each province has a pe- 

 culiar method of curing the tea. In this 

 country we distinguish them generally into 

 two kinds ; green and black, of each of which 

 there are many varieties. Among the green 

 the gunpowder bears the highest price, and 

 is the strongest green tea imported : it is a 

 small leaf and rolled up quite round, whence 

 its name is derived. Hyson tea is also of a 

 small leaf and closely curled, of a bluish-green 

 colour. It is called Hyson from the name of 

 the merchant who first imported it. 



The Bloom tea is of a light green or sage 

 colour, of a faint delicate smell and large 

 loose leaf. Singlo tea is named after the 

 place in China where it is cultivated. 



The black teas are, Souchong, which im- 

 parts a yellowish green colour by infusion. 

 Camho, so called from the place where it is 

 prepared ; this tea has a fragrant violet smell. 

 Congo ; this tea has a larger leaf than the 

 souchong, resembling the common bohea, and 

 its infusion is somewhat deeper. 



Pekoe tea is known by a whitish kind of 

 floss or down on the leaf before infusion. 

 This is an excellent tea when added to either 



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