TEA TREE. 
thumberland's garden at Slon House, which 
had three styles. 
From this plant our annexed £g-jre is an 
accurate drawing. It is said to be the first 
Tea Tree which ever flowered in Europe; 
though many have grown in England, and 
some to a considerable size* The laro-est is 
supposed to be in the Royal Garden at Kew. 
The plant at Sion House flowered in OvSlo- 
ber 1771. 
I'he leaves of this valuable evergreen, 
twenty-five million pounds of which were last 
year sold in England bv the East India Compa- 
ny, are about an inch and a half long : they are 
narrow, indented, and tapering to a point, like 
those of the Sweet Briar; and their colour is a 
dark green. The root is like that of the 
Peach Tree ; and it's flowers resemble those 
of die White WWa Rose. The stem spreads 
into many irregular branches. The wood is 
hard, of a whitish green colour ; and the bark, 
which is greenish, has a bitter, nauseous, and 
astringent taste. The fruit is small, and con- 
tains several round blackish seeds about the 
size of a large Pea. 
•Sir 
