CONTENTS.

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Preface in Chinese.
Notes on the Chinese Language	ix
Extract from Mr. Lo Fong Loh’s Journal	xii
CHAPTER I.
Legendary Origin of the Plant	17
CHAPTER II.
Introduction of Tea into England	27
CHAPTER III.
Appreciation of the Leaf	36
CHAPTER IV.
The Plant Botanically Considered	39
CHAPTER V.
History of the Tea Trade	48
CHAPTER VI.
The Colouring of the Leaf	57
CHAPTER VII.
Social Character of the Beverage	60
CHAPTER VIII.
The “Drink of Health”	70
CHAPTER IX.
The Virtues of the Leaf	78
CHAPTER X.
A Cup of Tea	90