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6efln5 in the hot-house, and therefore the plants should be fu- be grown equally well in dry, warm, rich, and sheltered soils, 

 migated with tobacco, which destroys that insect." ■ being grown in the fields of Germany, Switzerland, and similar 



climates- The sort generally used for this purpose is the small 

 Dwarf-white, The ground is prepared by several turnings, and 

 the seed is dibbled in rows 18 inches or 2 feet asunder, in 



. Forcing kidney-beans in a peach or cherry house. French- 

 beans, Nicol observes, " may be successfully planted out in the 

 borders of an early cherry-house or peach-house, so as that they 



may not be overmuch shaded by the trees ; but they seldom do the beginning of May. The ground is hoed and weeded during 



much good in a vinery, where they are shaded by the foliage of the summer, and the crop is ripe in August. It is usually har- 

 tLe vines." 



Forcing kidney-beans in a common hot-bed. " Under the defi- 

 ciency of a house, you may have recourse to a hot-bed and , is used in making the esteemed French dish called haricot, 



frame, but the culture will be attended with more trouble, the which it were desirable the cottagers of this country were made 



course will be longer, and the fruit rarely so fine or so plentiful ; acquainted with. There is perhaps no dish so easily cooked, 



vested by pulling up the plants, which being dried are stacked 

 or threshed. Tiie haulm is of little bulk or use, but the grain 



nor without fire-heat can the difficulties of late or very early and at the same time so agreeable and nourishing. The beans 



forcing be so well contended with. From the middle of Fe- are boiled and then n)ixcd with a little salt and butter, or otlier 



I bruary to the bee^inninff of April, is the most successful period fat, and a little milk or water and flour. From 38 10 parts of 



kidney-beans, EinhofF obtained 1805 parts of matter analogous 

 to starch, 851 of vegeto-animal matter, and 799 parts of 

 mucilage. Haricots and lentils are much used in all Catholic 

 countries during Lent and maigre days, as they, from their pe- 

 culiar constituents, form so excellent a substitute for animal 

 food. During the prevalence of the Roman religion in this 

 country they were probably much more generally used than at 



bruary to the beginning of April, is the most successful period 

 for forcing the kidney-bean in a bot-bed. The Early^white- 

 dmrfy from its low growth, is to be sown in preference to the 

 kinds recommended for the stove, unless it be intended to fruit 

 ilje plants in a deeper frame than ordinary. The Early-yellow 

 and Early-black are next, as not growing very high. The tem- 

 perature for the kidney-bean is GO^'for the minimum and 75° for 

 the maximum of the fruiting-bed. In forcing soon in the spring, 

 raise the plants on a smaller bed, earthed over with light rich 



compost, 6 inches deep. 

 to the depth of an inch. 



Sow the beans thickly, covering them 

 The second hot-bed should be earthed 



over to the depth of 8 or 9 inches. Into this transplant the 

 seedhngs, as soon as they are 2 or 3 inches high, setting them 

 ni cross rows 12 or 15 inches asunder, and 2 or 3 inches in the 

 hne, or when the season is so far advanced that one bed, with 

 Uie help of linings, will bring the plants well into fruit, you 

 may sow at once, at the full distance, in a similar hot-bed, to 

 continue for podding. Cover the glasses every night with 

 garden-mats, also particularly in severe weather. Admit fresh 

 air moderately every mild day, and give occasional gentle water- 



A^^'l , P^^'^^'^ raised in February will come into bearing in 

 pnl and May, making moderate returns ; a new crop every 

 ree weeks will keep up the succession ; those sown at the begin- 

 ning ot April will last till the middle or end of June, when they 

 garde "^"^^^^'^^^^ l>y the early half-sheltered crops in the open 



present. 



Common Kidney-bean or French-bean. 

 Clt. 1597- PK 1 foot or tw. 



FL June, Sept. 



Cr 



AbercroTtibie. 



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At the 



tran^V '^^^- ^^" ^^^ sow a small portion under glasses, for 

 of xf^^^^S jnto the open ground in the first or second week 

 j| ^y* _^* ^s not so well to sow in patches on the surface of 

 from ^^h" 1 ^^ ^" ^-^^^^ P^^^' because the plants can be turned 

 plant d !f*^^^^ "^^^ ^^^^ check to their growth, when trans- 

 2 or 3 • 1?^ 3 beans in each pot, and when the seedlings are 

 ^ o mches high, harden them by degrees to the full air, 



season ^V-^ ^" ^ ^^^^ ^^^^ border as soon in Mayas the 

 the e- r ^^^•^' "^^^^y ^^'^ y'^^^ about a fortnight sooner than 

 ci^o ' ^T^*^ ^^^^^ exposure to the weather. 



gardeif ^^u ^^ *'^^^^ ^'^^^' ^ ^^^P *^ ^^"^^ ^^^^^ ^" ^'^^ ^P^" 

 l>ots r ^^^ ' accelerated with more certainty by plunging the 



sown b l'"lT^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^"^^^ '^^ ^ g^^^^^ hot.bed, or some 

 stov*. /"^'*<>^v pans or boxes may be set on the shelves of a 



begin; a^l",!ll=..TrS ?f Apri- 



'^eathe 



get 



Slaving P^^5^^<5 well ivithout a continuance of artificial heat. 

 «outh f ^^ ■ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ proper stage, plant out under a 

 *«che8 b7?*f ^^^^^^ ^ ^"^^^^ ^P^^^' ^^ *" ^ ^^"Sle line, or 1 8 



^'" patches of iVr I'T ' ""'• '"' ?^^ ^^ ^^"^' l^'^' '^/ ?^''"f 

 glais W t1 receive the temporary shelter of a hand- 



^^atinirai r ^'"^'^^'^^^^ ^^'om a hot-bed all at once to the fluc- 



FielJcun ^^^^^" ^^ ^^^ violent. Jbercrombie. 

 ^f die kid iT^ ^^^ kidneij-bean. In this country the culture 

 TOL l^^'^^^^ ^as been confined to gardens, but it might 



23 P. compre'ssus (D. C. prod. 2. p. 392.) plant twining a 

 little, smoothish ; leaflets ovate, acuminated ; racemes pedun- 

 culate, shorter than the leaves; pedicels twin ; legumes com- 

 pressed, somewhat torulose, mucronate ; seeds compressed. 

 0. ,^. H. Native country unknown. Legume 5-6 inches long. 

 Flowers white. Seeds white, ovate, obtuse, straight, or con- 

 cave on the side of the hylum. P. KomSnus, Savi, mem. 3. 

 p. 17. t. 10. f. 20. This plant is called Haricot Je Soissons, and 

 Haricot d'Hollande, in French. 



Far. a, humilis (t>. C. 1. c.) stem humble, erect ; seeds smaller. 

 Called in French Le Soissons nain. 



Far. /?, major (D. C. 1. c.) stems taller ; legumes twisted a 



little, ^ . : 



Cojnpressed'-seeded Kidney-bean. Fl.Ju. Sept. Clt.? PI. 1 ft. 



24 P- 0BL6NGUs(Savi, mem.3.p. 17. t.lO. f. 14.) plant twining 

 ^ little, smoothish ; leaflets ovate, acuminated ; racemes shorter 

 than the leaves ; legumes straight, rather cylindrical, ending in 

 a long acumen ; seeds rather cylindrical, obtuse, or truncate. 

 ©. H. Native country unknown. Flowers usually of a pale 

 violet colour. Seeds of one colour or variegated, twice the 

 length of the breadth, purple, whitish, or chestnut-coloured. 



06/ow«'-seeded Kidney-bean. Fl. June, Sept. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 

 '. 25 P. SAPoNA^cEUS (Savi, mem. 3. p. 19. t. 10. f, 15.) plant 

 jiumble, glabrous ; leaflets ovate, acuminated ; racemes shorter 

 than the leaves ; legumes straightish, mucronate, more or less 

 torulose ; seeds oblong, obtuse, compressed, spotted on the side 

 next the hylum. 0. H. Native country unknown. Seeds 

 convex on the back, and rather concave in front, marbled, or 

 clouded with black, red, and bay-coloured marks. Flowers 



white. Legume 5-6 inches long. 



. Soapy Kidney-bean. Fl. June, Sept. Clt.? PI. 1 foot. 

 . 26 P. TU Minus (Savi, mem. 3. p. 19. f. 16.) plant dwarf, 

 climbing a little, and smoothish ; leaflets ovate, acuminated ; 

 racemes shorter than the leaves ; legumes straightish, more or 

 less torulose ; seeds spherical, or ovate, turgid, white, spotless, 

 with a convex front. ©. H. Nativ6 country unknown. Flowers 

 white. Legumes 3 incheslong. To thi^ species belong the garden 

 French-beans called Princess, Naiiijageolct, Nain d'Amenquc. 

 - Tumid'seeAeH Kidney-bean. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. ? PL cl. 2 ft. 

 27 P. ii.kmatoca'ri'US (Savi, mem. 3. p. 20. f. 17.) plant 

 twinin*^ tall, smoothish ; leaflets ovate, acuminated ; racemes 



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