No. 227. 
THEA VIRIDIS. 
Class. = Onder. 
POLYANDRIA MONOGFNIA. 
The Green Tea was introduced about 
the year 1768. It has a membranaceous 
leaf, from four to five inches long and about 
one inch and a half broad, oblong, more 
attenuated towards the point than the base, 
pale green, very much undulated, and the 
serratures large and irregular. The growtl 
is erooked and straggling ; the flowers are 
few, usually situated eg the uppermost 
leaf; they are produced in the autumn 
earlier than the == 1 is raised by 
layers and cuttings, and grows in loam and 
eat. This sort is hardy: we have one 
which has stood near thirty years in a very 
exposed situation, and never had any cover- 
. The leaves of both kinds have but 
little scent; this is added by other ingre- 
dients, among which the flowers of the 
a fragrans are said to be much used. 
The Chinese affect to make a mystery of 
the process of drying and curing tea; it is 
very tedious, and employs vast numbers of 
