SUBSTITUTES FOR TEA. 127 



The " Mexican tea" of the United States, less commonly 

 used, is the Chenopodium ambrosioides (Chenopodiacece) ; and 

 the "Oswego tea" is the Monarda Kalmiana (Nat. Ord. 

 Labiatm) of North America. 



In some parts of India the poorer natives use a species 

 of Basil, Ocymum album (Labiate), under the name of 

 Toolsie Tea. 



The inhabitants of Chili use the leaves of Psoralea glan- 

 dulosa (Nat. Ord. Leguminosae), which is also called Para- 

 guay Tea, but is wholly unlike the Mate; and those of 

 Myrtus ugni (Myrtacece). 



In Central America the dried flowers of Capraria bifolia 

 (Nat. Ord. Scrophulariacece) are used as tea, and so also 

 are the dried leaves of Alstonia theceformis (Styracacece) . 



In New Holland the dried leaves of Leptospermum scopa- 

 rium (Myrtacece) serve the same purpose. 



In many parts of Trance the cultivation of Micromeria 

 Thea- Sinensis (Nat. Ord. Labiatce) is carried on for the 

 purpose of serving as a substitute for tea. 



There are doubtless many other plants used in the same 

 manner, but the references to all of them are so scattered 

 that much difficulty has been experienced in collecting the 

 above list, which it is hoped will prove of interest to the 



