Part 4 (1/2)

The Tea-tree when arrived at its full grohich it does in about seven years, is about a ed all round; the flower resembles that of the wild rose, but is srow in valleys, at the foot of mountains, and on the banks of rivers where it enjoys a southern exposure to the sun; though it endures considerable variation of heat and cold, as it flourishes in the northern clime of Pekin, where the winter is often severe; and also about Canton, where the heat is sorows in a te better tea than either Pekin or Canton, bethich two places it is situated

What produces the difference between Green and Bohea, or Black?

There are varieties of the plant, and the difference of the tea arises from the mode of preparation

What nation first introduced it into Europe?

The Dutch in 1610; it was introduced into England in 1650

What is Coffee?

The berry of the coffee-tree, a native of Arabia The coffee-tree is an evergreen, and makes a beautiful appearance at all times of the year, but especially when in flower, and when the berries are red, which is usually during the winter It is also cultivated in Persia, the East Indies, Liberia on the coast of Africa, the West Indies, Brazil and other parts of South America, as well as inwithin the tropics, that is, in the Torrid Zone

Who was the original discoverer of Coffee, for the drink of man?

It is not exactly known: the earliest written accounts of the use of Coffee are by Arabian writers in the 15th century; it appears that in the city of Aden it became, in the latter half of that century, a very popular drink, first with lawyers, studious persons, and those whose occupation required wakefulness at night, and soon after, with all classes Its use gradually extended to other cities, and to those on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Towards the end of the seventeenth century, it was carried to Batavia where it was soon extensively planted, and at last young trees were sent to the botanical garden at Aland?

Thevenot, the traveller, brought it into France, and a Greek servant naland by Mr Daniel Edwards, a Turkey merchant, in 1652, to make his coffee,) first set up the profession of coffee-lish

How is it prepared?

The berries are roasted in a revolving metallic cylinder, till they are of a deep brown color, and then ground to powder, and boiled

_Metallic_, consisting of metal

What is Chocolate?

A kind of cake or paste, made of the kernel of the cacao-nut

Describe the Cacao-nut Tree

It reseht of fifteen or sixteen feet The cacao-nut tree bears leaves, flowers, and fruit, all the year through

Where does it grow?