Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The tea-plant appears to be indigenous to China, but it also flourishes in Japan and in the Himalaya. The plant is described as a shrub growing to from four to thirty feet in height, and as usually five or six feet i...