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The Natural History of the Tea-Tree, with Observations on the Medical Qualities of Tea, and on the Effects of Tea-DrinkingLettsom, John Coakley

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The Natural History of the Tea-Tree, with Observations on the Medical Qualities of Tea, and on the Effects of Tea-Drinking

Name: The Natural History of the Tea-Tree, with Observations on the Medical Qualities of Tea, and on the Effects of Tea-Drinking
Author: Lettsom, John Coakley

Lettsom, John Coakley

Tea

{ axillary, (F. 1. p.)
                                 { alternate,
                                 { single,
                                 { curved,
                                 { uniflorous,
        PEDUNCLES,               { incrassate, (F. 1. 2. 7.)[5]
        F. 1.                    { stipulate:
                                 { the stipula single,
                                 { subulate,   } (F. 1, 2.
                                 { erect.      }  7. 9. d.)
                                 { alternate,
                                 { elliptical,
                                 { obtusely serrate,
                                 {   edges between
                                 {   the teeth recurvate.


                           { apice marginata,    }
                           {   (F. 15. e.)       } *Lente aucta.
                           { basi integerrima,   }
                           {   (F. 16, 17.)      }
  F. FOLIA,                {
  F. 1. 15, 16, 17.        { glabra,
                           { nitida,
                           { bullata,
                           { subtus venosa,
                           { consistentia,
                           { petiolata:
                           {
                           { Petiolis brevissimis,
                           {   (F. 1. 16, 17. b.)
                           {
                           { subtus teretibus,    } (F. 16. b.
                           { gibbis,              }  *Lente auctis.)
                           {
                           { supra plano-canaliculatis.
                           {   (F. 17. b. *Lente auctis.)

                                 { apex emarginate,  }
                                 {  (F, 15. e.[6])   }
                                 { at the base       } *magnified.
                                 {   very entire,    }
                                 {   (F. 16, 17.)    }
        F. The LEAVES,           {
        F. 1. 15, 16, 17.        { smooth,
                                 { glossy,
                                 { bullate[7],
                                 { venose on the under side,
                                 { of a firm texture,
                                 { on foot-stalks:
                                 { The foot-stalks very short,
                                 {   (F. 1. 16, 17. b.)
                                 {
                                 { round on the under  }
                                 {   side,             }
                                 { gibbous, _or_       } (F. 16. b.
                                 {   _bunching out_,   }  *magnified.)
                                 {
                                 { on the upper-side, flattish,
                                 {   and slightly channelled.
                                 {   (F. 17. b. *magnified.)


  Nomina trivialia
    Thea bohea & viridis.

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