; j 84 | The Natural Hiffory of Jamaica. 
blue, purple colour, or fometimes whitilh. The fucceeding Pods are about 
three Inches long, clay coloured, round, only {well’d more or lefs according 
to the number of Peas, every one having a {welling over it, and inclofing 
a great many white Peas, oblong, roundifh, and fhap’d like a Kidney, as 
other the Phafeoli. 
There is a variety in this Pea, fome being larger than others. 
They are planted here in clear’d grounds after a fmall Rain or Seafon, 
They howe, or make {uperficial holes in the Earth three Foot diftance one 
from another, and therein put three Peafe, covering them, with the Mould 
one whereof they think will {pring , the other two are fuppofed to be 
eaten with Rats, Mice,cc. In fix weeks time they are ready to be gathered, 
If not gathered when Ripe, the firft Shower of Rain fhakes them, and they 
are loft, which fhows the contrivance of Nature to perpetuate the Planc, 
Rain fhaking the ripe Seed at a time when proper to grow. ©... 
They are reckon d very good Frovifion for Negroes, white Servants, or to 
fatten Hogs withal, and yery much planted for thofe ules. 
XXI. Phafeolus erectus minor, femine [pherico albido, hilo nigro.’ Cat. p. 72. 
Tab.117. Fig.1,2,3. Phafeolus Indicus frudtu ftriato, albo minore nigra macula 
infignito. Plukenet. Alimag. p. 290. An phafeolus Barbadenfts erectior filiqua 
anguftiffima tinctorius. Herm. par. Bat. p.t1 2? Calavantes. > 0% 0 . 
This fort of Phafeolus has a Stalk, putting forth feveral Branches,. rifing 
about a Foot high, along which come out Leaves three together, on.a:three 
or four. Inches. long Foot-Stalk. That Leaf which is odd, or oppofite to 
the Foot-Stalk}-is.anInc¢h and an half broad at Bafe, and-two. Inches and 
an half long, placd three: quarters. of an Inch further. than thofe at. Bafe,. 
which are {maller, they are very foft, of a yellowifh, green.colour, ‘and have 
their Ribs from the ends of their Foot-Stalks. The.Flowers are white, pa- 
pilionaceous, and ftand on nine Inches long, firong Foot-Stalks, coming out 
ex alis foliorum. After them follow three or four Inches long Pods, almoft 
round, clay coloured, and almoft ftraight, containing very many almoft 
round, white Peafe, fomething refembling a Kidney, witha black Eye, - not 
fo big as the {malleft Field Pea. 
fae are planted, and perifh every Seafon, as fome of the other 
Vhafeolz. 
They are accounted the {weeteft, and beft for Food of any of them.’ 
XXII. Arachidna Indie utriu{que tetraphylla. Par. Bat. pr. Cat. p. 72. | Man- 
dobi fructus pifonis Muf. Swammerd. p..15.. Aa Terfez. Ogilb. Africa, p. 222 
} found this. planted, from Guinea Seed, by Mr. Harrifon, in his Garden 
in Liguanee. ynig | i 
The Fruit, which are call by Seamen Earth-Nuts, are brought from 
Guineain the Negroes Ships, to feed the Negroes withal in theic Voyage from 
Guinea to Famaica. | 
They are windy and Venereal. Pi/o. 
If eaten muchthey caufe the Head-ach. Marcgr. 
An Oilis drawn out of them by Expreffion, as good as that of Almonds. 
If they are béaten and made into a PoultefS, they take away the pain of 
Serpents bites. Dy Tertre. 
This is the Nut Clufivs {peaks of, wherewith the Portaguefe Victual their 
Slaves to be carried from St. Zhome to Liibon. eri 
_ XXII Eedyfarum triphyllum fruticofum, flore purpureo, filiqua varie diftorta. 
Cat. p. 73. Tab. 116. Fig: 9. 
This 
