Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2021-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 151 Lettsom, John Coakley 1744 1815 12001560 The Natural History of the Tea-Tree, with Observations on the Medical Qualities of Tea, and on the Effects of Tea-Drinking E-text prepared by Emmanuel Ackerman, John Campbell, Kobus Meyer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Natural History of the Tea-Tree, with Observations on the Medical Qualities of Tea" by John Coakley Lettsom is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. The work explores the botanical aspects of the tea plant and its cultural and economic significance, particularly as it gained popularity in Europe. The text likely discusses the cultivation, preparation, and health effects of tea, contributing to its understanding as both a beverage and a medicinal herb. At the start of the text, Lettsom provides a background on the tea plant, indicating that it was cultivated in Asia, specifically China and Japan. He mentions the introduction of the tea plant to Europe and discusses its growing popularity among the public during that period. The opening also highlights various historical references and contributes to an understanding of tea's historical context, as well as detailing its cultivation processes and the challenges faced in bringing the plant to European gardens. Lettsom outlines the need for a more concise understanding of tea’s properties, given the diverse opinions on its effects and benefits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Tea SB Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Biology Category: Nutrition 271487 2025-06-26T05:51:18.916400 text/html 252801 2024-10-18T14:26:34 text/html 1580406 2025-06-26T05:51:27.241405 application/epub+zip 1578581 2025-06-26T05:51:20.811342 application/epub+zip 183598 2025-06-26T05:51:19.783360 application/epub+zip 2012706 2025-06-26T05:51:31.605327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1966533 2025-06-26T05:51:26.256337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226507 2022-09-29T14:22:05.785994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190516 2025-06-26T05:51:17.964398 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170176 2024-10-18T14:26:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16281 2025-06-26T05:51:31.755282 application/rdf+xml 11277 2025-06-26T05:51:19.997336 image/jpeg 2036 2025-06-26T05:51:19.841367 image/jpeg 1894895 2025-06-26T05:51:18.961412 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia