. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 150 I' AND BEVERAGE PLANTS powerfull}' acting substance posscssino- poisonous properties when used in nioi-e than very small amount. 57. Non-alcoholic beverages include those made from unfermented fruit juices, as, for example, lemonade; th(xsc made with syrups flavored with various essences, such as soda water mixtures; and those made by steeping the dried leaves of the tea-plant (Fig. 149), or boiling the prepared seeds of coffee (Fig. 150) or cacao (Fig. 115). The plants. '^-1 T'"i, 'â¢} % \ 'â % &qu
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 150 I' AND BEVERAGE PLANTS powerfull}' acting substance posscssino- poisonous properties when used in nioi-e than very small amount. 57. Non-alcoholic beverages include those made from unfermented fruit juices, as, for example, lemonade; th(xsc made with syrups flavored with various essences, such as soda water mixtures; and those made by steeping the dried leaves of the tea-plant (Fig. 149), or boiling the prepared seeds of coffee (Fig. 150) or cacao (Fig. 115). The plants. '^-1 T'"i, 'â¢} % \ 'â % "<^ Fig. 148, II.âFrench Rose {Ru-^u ijaUica, Rose Family, Rosacea-). (Bail- Ion.)âShrub about ni. tall; leaves hairy beneath: flowers pink to crimson; fruit brick-red. Native home, Middle and Southern Europe, and Western Asia. This species crossed more or less with others is the principal source of "attar of ; yielding fruit juices or flavoring matters used for beverages, have already been sufficiently described for our present pur- pose. Tea, coffee, and cacao agree in each containing a taystalline constituent which belongs to the class of substances known as alkaloids. That of tea has been called theiiic, of coffee caffeine, and of cacao theobromine. Theine and caffeine have been found by chemists to lie identical, antl to differ but slightly from thcobromin(\ Alkaloids differ chemically from oils and carbohydrates in containing nitrogen, anil are distinguished from other. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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