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tiefs than the reft ; or becaufe none of the 

 leaves are gathered, except fuch as are full 

 and juicy. 



The faoi-chnon tea fold to the Europeans, 

 is nothing, therefore, but cong-fou tea of a 

 fupcrlor quality. The three ftirubs diftia- 

 guifhed by the above names, are in every 

 refpedl the fame ; and the only difference of 

 the tea confifts in the manner of preparing 

 it 



Bohea teaSj in general, ought to be dry, 



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and heavy in the hand ; this ia a fign that 

 the leaves have been full and juicy. When 

 infufed, they ought to communicate to the 

 water a yellow colour, inclining a little to 

 green, which indicates that they are frefh, 

 for old tea produces a red colour. Care 

 muH be taken, above all, to avoid red leaves, 

 and to choofe fuch as are large and entire* 

 This alfo is a fign of frefhnefs i for the 

 longer tea is kept, the more it is fliaken, 

 F f 2 which 



