CHAPTER IV 



TEA. Camellia thcifei-a 



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

 native of China, Japan, and North India. It has been culti- ^'^''"^^i^'^^f- 

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



TEA {Ca7nellia theifrra). 



recent years its cultivation has extended rapidly in India 

 and Ceylon, The plant grows very well in the West Indies It th 

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



