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sweetness in infusion ; and that no labour can 

 make them good." (pp. 44, 45.) The Ankoy teas 

 growing in the vicinity of Amoy in the same 

 province, are for the most part inferior ; and the 

 Honan and Wo-ping teas, both the growths of the 

 province of Quong Tong (or Canton), may be given 

 as examples of still greater inferiority. 



Further, the Chinese profess to distinguish, even 

 in their manipulated state, the teas of certain dis- 

 tricts and situations, both in the black tea country 

 and in the green. It has also been shown, that 

 particular shrubs in the most favoured districts 

 of the Bohea country are said, in some few cases, 

 to be labelled, and designated after certain flowers, 

 which they are supposed to resemble in flavour ; 

 and that good judges of tea recognise the hill 

 or site of the growth of these and other teas, by 

 their flavour in infusion. 



There can be no doubt that the Wo-ping and 

 Ankoy teas have their characteristic flavours ; and 

 that the latter teas especially, are distinguishable 

 by the general appearance and odour of the leaf, 

 as well as flavour in infusion. It is also remark- 

 able that this peculiarity in the character of the 

 leaf, and flavour in infusion, seems at present to be 

 retained at the plantations of Kamaon in India ; 

 which (as we learn from Dr. Falconer, who reared 

 up these plantations) were formed, as it is sup- 

 posed, from the seed of Ankoy plants brought by 

 Mr. Gordon from Amoy. 



