The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-27
L he S0hth "A Ica-GroWiuu Csuutrx

Some years ago, says the Atlanta CYws,o4-
steohh OF Idontay gentleman WHO had lon..
resided in China and Witnessed and ma,.e
himself familiar " it'll the cultivation Of .l,e
tea plant, aud tie iuode of preparing tea
Iur market, settled in South Carolina ana
commenced Il plantation. Before complete
success crowned lis efforts ne died, and va.
HAY" s""n it stated that his secret, it, in
decd, there was any. died with him.
Recently We have seen t;tyor;t BILE mention
made oi so,nr tea grown in North Carolina
The last notice We have seen i, that in thu
Washington TX. O. Dispatch, aud is as fol.
loTs:
Selby Spencer, Esq, of Like Comfn,
iiyue county, has Presented to rs some NOR,
OF tn" green tea which he has been successful |
III growing. The seed was given tn I. n.j..h -
o0r OF hf. SprhcrrS b. an English Capta n
some years ago Mr.. :. procured som. and
ma 6Hcct"htd very well in culIivating il
Inc past year he plan ted bout th. iuti, Of an
t,r" ahu gathered 10 or II bushels
lhis experiment, ii seems. demonstrate.
that green te',--thc yeTitahe china tea-rau
!" successfully gto%n and naturrd in the lati-
Int'r OF North Carolina. This Is Therefor
all lntaiUa bie discovery Let il M sri.d in
every part of tho St1ta. We supDtss- thai
seed can De procur"def Mr. Sl,sncer We1yii
~';hd small packages ri the leaf ftn 49, q,
- Z
Il dcsire for 1t and prepay the postage. Tnr
tf;t (, excellent. TRY i!
LII Il Louisiana paper ". lind the following
testimony in Reference io the successful c,il-
Ntioh OF The plant in thar region. which
."ens :" proni.- very nittering results
"At Union Landing is lnilre from, N... or.
Ieaus-i Ii Tie ntaGt;ttiol Of our cIilrrnrisiup q
ANA worthy fellow citizen, Col = II Peel.
VA" mas been for III" iast TWO years giving
his leisure mo ;upnts 10 The cultivation of tea
Col. Peck received from III. Patent Ot,rp
Garden, ut Washington. about t,yo y,,rs
ago, several OF the finest tea plants, aud ha.
since been experimenting in raieiua tea II is
loliid that ti+ plant viii stand fIoet, and
mat grows hiNhrIdntiy IN this climate bg
requires 10 be well Wateresi As il " Ill NOT nd
drought. The leaf resembles thai oil ths c.,,u,
1essiinln", ana on III" third year it j. ii 1a ~.
picked. Col. Peek eSpects 10 give his n.i,,..
burs cup ot real Ionisiana Souchuu.- ia
'est year " hat If Louisiana. should rival
thina III teas, IL ,lie South rivals tia. w,.rId
Ia cottnr -:
In addition to the above, We v,.,.d .t:t,
fhat a gentleman of thi. cir,, r.il -apH f,
Nofabir known ali over Tho STAT. 4 : o,,,. ,r -
InuyJ Intelligent ari stIccosStnt h,,riiruftn
Fists, has 4 atIof,pr OF ton plauts now p.,rt,-
or quite TWO Hears old. which h.. Ist,r,s~,,t,
being very promising indeed From his Oh
>arVaIion Ii" believes that the three ,.,ioc /
san, in this latitude is TOO hot fnr in ~ i :,
partial TO q cool, moist atmosphere Heuc,
IL Is tnferred th2t NOrtheastern y pusnr-. %,
rtially shaded stuatlon Is best f.t;tstest :,
It's successful cultivation
Our recolltction OF the result of the in yps II
gations OF the gentleman first alluded TO
whose name, If our memory is correct. ws.
'sn'us Smiths, that he decided that m,
toli, climate, latitude. and exposIl RI. 'urayail.
,'S IN the region o: GreenNiile, 5. c. wer.
best suited 10 the tea plant. II we are right
.'ha the experiments IN progress in Nortl
'3roliit, Georgia, and Louisiana Prove a.
ttvorabi" ~ they promise. there is an extsp.
SiNt belt OF country III the Confederate States
astaf'en I" tne cniilvation and preparation vi
Tins valuable plant and t,.orite beverage