43^ MEMOIR ON THE 



Thek only difference is in the manner of 

 their being prepared, 



Bin tea grows on a difTerent fhrub, the 

 leaves of which are thicker ^nd larger thaa 

 thofe of other kinds. 



All thefe teas ought to have a green 

 leaden tint % the older they are, the leaves 

 become more yellow, which is a very great 

 fault. They ought alfo to have a burnt or 

 fcorchcd fmellj not too ftrong, but agreeable : 

 for when they have been long kept, they 

 have a fifliy fmell, fomewhat like that of 

 pilchards. The French wiih to find in 

 grepn teas, and particularly in Jongh^ and 

 imperial, an odour fimilar to that of foap. 



In thefe different kinds of tea which I 

 have mentionedj there is a particular dif- 

 tin£tion to be made, as they are generally 

 claffed into one, two, or three kinds, accord- 

 ing to the periods at which they were ga- 

 thered, 



Tea 



