The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-14

young and unsxpAnded the second about the beginning
q pr and the third In june The 6rst cVecoa Which
Ony consists Of fns tender leaves most sstesned and Y
called By sIDpei4F the second ts denominAisa
@ToOtsjaA Chinese tea because it Infused and Inn
bibed after the Chinese The last gatherings.
which the eoArsest and eheaPt o. Al are drunk ~
named Eb0E il may be observed that BY sorting these
the varieties become still further multiplied The Chinsse
many other names which in Europe and America serve
distinguish the quality and the price Of the article but be
sides the tea they distinguish two other kinda VIZ
the Voui and Soumo which reserved for the seo-
pie Of the s order Of society And for those who sick
The principal varieties used in Europe and in tins country
the green" tea which i the BDg or common tea
Of the Chinese and Is gathered in April the Vou or
You tcbe delicate kind Of Young Tyson which DIFF
s only from the other in being gathered few weeks ear
lsr and consss a the young lebGds ast they begin
to unfold; and the various descriptions Of black Tea
which diminish in quality and value they collected
LATER In the season until they reach the lowest kind called
by Bohea and by the Chinese Taeha large tea on
account Of the maturity and sze Of the e4yes The early
buds, in spring, being covered with white sky
down are gathered make Pekoep corruption Of the
Canton word Pa-ko, white down few days Later
growth produces what Is sometimes styled blAekeayed
Pekoe7 The heshy and matursd leaves constitute
Souchongp they grow sill larger and coarser, they
form aCongou and the last and latest picking Of ali "a
the HBohea The variety named above called Youi u
and expensive article and the picking Of the leaves
young state does considerable injury 10 the piGnta-
lions The rains, however which fall eopiously
about this season, mosten the earth and air, and the
leaves.
The process Of gathering is of great nicely and
importance Each leaf 10 plucked separately from the
twg the hands of the gaiherer kept clean and an
eolleetg Of the finer il has been stated upon
credible authority that he Is obliged for weeks pre-
vous abstain from all gross food lest his breath or per
auiratan MT injure the favor, TO wear fine gloves
$50 ~ vrafF ana Ia pa, two three times day da-
ring this period. In the general asr seasons ne pa
tives in little family groups on the sas e!
hill when the weather is dry, engaged IN gaihsring @
ard
into round baskets made for the purpose Of split haboo
rattan. hen sufficient quantity Is gathered II 10 car
RED home to the cottage or barn, where the operation o.
drying Is performed The Chinese dislike gathering the
leaves rainy DAP for any description Of tea and never
will do unless necessity require it. Sore even pretend
to distinguish the teas made on rainy Gay from those
made sunny day. The process of rolling and drying
the leaves il is stated only be learned by actual
pernoe jet the system adopted 10 attain this end as
simple is ecacous. Let il be borne in mind, how
ever that the grand object 10 exe the moisture and
the time retain much possible of the
matte and other desirable secrencns.
As to the differences Of favor and color peculiar 10 the
green and black teas il is well known ths in many in
sano they produced by art In describing the green
grown in the districts Of Chekiang, Mr. Fortune
marks that 1T must be supposed that they the
green teas which exported The LEFT has much
natural color, and has little Of what We call the
beautiful bloom upon it. which 10 much admired In En-
rope and America There is doubt that all these
blooming green teas which manufactured al Canton,
dyed with PrnEsan blue and gypsum suit the tastes
Of the foreign barbariansP Indeed the process may be
any day during the by those who will give
themselves the trouble 10 seek after it 1t very likely
that The ingredients also used in dyeng the
northern green for the foreign market The Chinese
il Is asserted these dyed teas themselves and
certainly their taste in this respect correct than
IL not to be supposed that the dye employed
produce any very bad effects upon the Consumer for had
this been the case it would long since have been discover
ed As TO the opinion that tea owes its verdure 10
inorescencs acquired from the plates Of copper
which il is supposed be carled dried, there Is
foundation for the suspicion the nfasions undergo
change the addition of volatile skA which would de-
The mnutest portion of copper by turning the liquors
blue And besides the drying pans and furnaces used
throughout China for this purpose are said to be irya
riahly made Of sheetirou.