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ought to be reje£ted as of a bad qnaiky, 

 when old, and as it were withered leaves 

 are found araongft it : which may be eafily 

 known, hy infufmg a little of it in water ; 

 for then the leaves dilate, and return to their 

 natural ^te. 



The leaves of the tea fhrub are oblong, 

 £harp*pointed, indented on the edges, and 

 of a very beautiful green colour* The flower 

 hcompofedof five white petals dlfpofed in 

 the form of a rofe, and is fucceeded by a 

 pod of the fize of a filberd, containing two 

 or three finall green feeds, which are wrin- 

 kled, and have a difagreeable tafte. Its root 

 is fibrous, and fpreads itfelf out near the fu-* 

 perficies of the ground. 



This fhrub grows equally well ifi a rlcli 

 as in a poor foil* It is to be found all over 

 China ; but there are certain places where 

 the tea is of a better quality than in others* 

 Some people give the preference to the tea 



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