This book is a report on the fledgling tea industry in South Carolina in the mid-19th century. The author describes the challenges and successes of the tea-planters in cultivating the tea plant in the American South, an experiment undertaken in response to the high cost and uncertainty of importing tea from China. The report includes detailed information on soil composition, cultivation techniques, and yields, as well as some discussion of the industry's economic prospects.

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