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They have got no Arts or Manuf^<^ories 

 here, but making of lacker'd Ware, a par- 

 ticular Account whereof I cannot as yet lend 

 you. They begin to Plant Mulberry-Trees, 

 to breed up \Vorms for the Produdion or 

 raw Silki ^nd they make fome Tea, but 

 chiefly for their own ufe. 



Altho' the following Particulars contain 

 nothing of extraordinary matters in them» 

 yet fuch as they are, you may take^ till I can 

 procure you better. 



The three forts of Tea commonly carry'd 

 to Enjrland^vQ all from the fame Plant, only 

 the Seafon of the Year, and the Soil, makes 

 the difference. The Bohe (or P^olU^fo calfd 

 of fome Mountains in the Province of Fo^ 

 ^'e;^, where it is chiefly made) is the very 

 firft bud gathei^'d, in the beginning of 

 March^ and dry'd in the Shade. The Bmg^ 

 Tea is the fecond growth in April : and Si^gh 

 the laft in May and Jw^, both dry'd a little 

 in Tat does ox Pans over the Fire. The Tea 

 Shrub being an ever-green, is in Flower from 

 05lober to January^ and the Seed is ripe ia 

 September and October following, fo that One 

 may gather both Flowers and Seed at the 

 fame time ; but for one frefli and full Seed, 

 there are a hundred nought thefe make up 

 the two forts of Fruit in Le Compters defcrip- 

 tion of Tea : As for his other fort, which 

 he calls flymic Peafe, they were nothing but 

 the young Buds of the Flowers not yet open. 

 It's Seed-VelTels are really Tricapfular^ each 

 Capfula containing one Nut or Seed, and al- 

 tho' two or one Capfula only comes to Perfe- 

 ction, yet the Veftiges of the reft may be dip 



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