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gardens for the beauty of its fcarlet flowers ; this hath 



twining ftalks, which, if properly fupported, will rife 



to the height of twelve or fourteen feet -, the leaves 



are fmaller than thofe of the common Kidney-bean. 



The flowers grow in large fpikes, and are much 



larger than thofe of the common Kidney-bean, and 



of a deep fcarlet colour ^ the pods are large and 



t rough, and the feeds are purple marked with black. 



*- This fort requires no other treatment than the com- 



" mon fort, but the ftalks fhould have tall flakes "put 



: down by them to twine round, otherwife they will fall 



V on the ground, which will foon caufe them to rot.,; 



•v~ Although this fort is chiefly cultivated for the beauty 



y of its flowers at prefent, yet 1 would recommend it 



/ as the beft fort for the table ; and whoever will make 



trial of this, I dare fay muft prefer it. tp^all the, other 



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^.^The ^fth fort grows naturally in the wafmeft part 



i: "of America, fo will not thrive in England out of a 



. ftove ; and as the chief beauty of k i^ in, the 



" feeds, which are half fcarlet and the other half black, 



i fo thefe may be procured froni abroad better than 



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I fhall now mention thofe forts of Kidney-beans 



* which are cultivated in the Englifli gardens to fupply 



> the table, which are few in comparifon of the number 



*i. already known, though thefe are not many of them 



y, valuable, and are^only cultivated becaufe they re- 



L- quire lefs care^^ or will come a little forwarder in the r 



- feafon, fbr-^ey are inferior Iri tafte to the others ^ 



'jT fibwever, as there' are fome perfons who eflcem them 



,^ for their qualities before-mentioned, fo I fliall put 



V'' them down in ffie'^order of their ripening for ufe. : . 



^4^ The three forFs which areufually cultivated for early 



~'*"^ crops, are the fmall white Dwarf, the Dwarf black, 



! which is called the Negro-bean, and the Liver Colour 



Bean. The ftalks of thefe are never very long, fo 



may be planted much nearer together than the larger 



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will trail upon the ground and fpoil. ^The Con vAtk 

 fcarlet flowers is preferable to this in goodnefs,and is 

 alfo hardier ; and although ic will not come fo early as 

 [ojT.c of the dwarf kinds, yet as it will continue bear- 

 ing til! the froft pucs.a ftop to it in the autumn, fo it 

 is much preferable to either of them-, for the pods 

 of this fort when old, are feldom ftringy, and have a 

 better flavour than the young pods of tliofe forts," and 

 will boil greener ; and where this is fown in the fame 

 fituation and foil as the Batterfea-bean, ic will not be 



a fortnight later. 



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All tlie Ibrts of Kidney-beans are propagated by feeds, 

 . which are too tender to be fown in the open air before 

 ^. the middle of April-, for if the weather Ibould be 



cold and wet after they are' in the ground, they will 

 V foon rot i or if the mornino; frofts fhould happen after 

 .: the plants come up, they will be deftroyed ; therefore 

 .. the beft way to have early Kidney-beans, where thTre 

 ^;isnoconveniency of frames for raiflng'them, is to fow 

 .. the feeds in rows pretty clofe^upon a ifloderate hot- 

 .; bed, the latter end of March, or the beginning of 

 ■ April.^ If the heat of the bed is fufficient'to brin^ up 

 ;,^the plants, it will be enough j this bed ftiould be arclied 



oyer with hoops, that it may be covered with mats 

 ; every nigTit, or in bad weather. In this bed the plants 

 ^.,n-iay,ftand till they have put out their trifoliate leaves', 



then they fliould be carefully taken, up, and tranf- 

 -; planted in warm borders near hedges, pales or walls. 

 . If the feafon proves dry at the time of removing them, 

 ._ the plants ftiould be gently watered to forward their 

 .'.taking new root, and afterward they^ muft be mana- 

 •; ged in the fame way as thofe which are Town in the 

 ' full ground.y Thefe t'ranfplanted Beans will not grow 

 . fo ftrong as thofe which are not removed, 'nor m\\ 



they continue fo long in bearing, but they will come- 



at leaft a fortnight earlier than thofe which are fown in" 



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growing kinds, and they require but little fupport ; 

 ::^'-"fojhefe are planted on hot-beds under frames,^ or in 

 a pots which are placed in ftoves, to come early in 

 '•■i the fpring, for which purpofe they are better adapted 

 ' \ than any of the other ;'^ but they are not^ to be com- 

 l^ pared with fomc of the others for goodnefs ; But as 

 ^/! they may be had at a time wRen the others cannot be 

 >; fo well obtained, fo they arfe generally cultivated, in 

 : ;^ the gardens ; and_\yhere there are not the convenience "*,' plants in the autumn, and thefe will be good as lon^ 



I of ftoves or frames for raifing them very early, itKey .-y_ as they laft.' The manner of planting them is to draw 

 ^ * ^^^\.i^^^^A ;« „,«^«, Ur.:.Ak;^c. \^^w^-Ur.ArrWo ^^v^iio r.f'v fljallow furrows. with a hoe, at about three feet and 



.< a half diftance from each other, into which you ftiould 

 1^ drop the feeds about two inches afunder ; then with ■ 

 . the head of a rake draw the earth over them. To as to 



J are planted in warm borders hear" hedges, 'walls, or 



* *pales, where they will be fit fgr ufe a fortnight earlier 



* than the other forts. 



the full ground. 



. The firft^ crop intended for the full ground, ftiould 

 be put in about the middle of April j but thefe ftiould 

 have a warm fituation and a dry foil, otherwife the 

 feeds will rot in the ground ^ or if the weather ftiould 

 prove fo favourable as to bring up the plants, yet there 



^ will be danger of their being killed by m.orning frofts, 

 which frequently happen the beginning of May. -. 

 The fecond crop, which ftiould be one of the three 



^ Jarge forts laft ngentioned, fnould be fown about the 



^ middle of May. Thefe will come into bearing before 

 the early kinds are over, and if they are'bf the fcarlec 



* fort; will continue fruitful till the froft deftroys the' 



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yj^ The next to thefe are the Batterfea and Canterbury 



* Kidney-beans ; thefe do not ramble far, and produce 



;\;i, their flowers near the root, fo bear plex\tifully for fqme 



.the Batterfea Bean is the forwarder of the two, 



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 ..are Both better flavoured than eitherof the three for- 

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^'^There are two or three forts of Kidney-beans culti- 



:« . vated with ere£t ftalks, which want no fupport, as they 



* do not put out ahy^tft^ining ftalks \ J^h^fe are much 

 ^r cultivated by the^ gardeners for that reafon, as alfo 

 ii for their producing a great plenty of pods ; but they 

 i are inferior in goodnels to all the other, efp'ecially that 



• fort with black and white feeds, whofe pqds.have a 

 V rank flavour, and, when boiled, become foft and 



meally 5- fo this fliould never be propagated by per- 

 -Ions of tafte. 



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coyer them'^about an inch deep. 



If the feafon is favourable, the plants will beein to 

 _■ appear in about a week's time after fowlng, and foon 

 .after' will raife their heads Upright', therefore, wlien 



theftems"are advanced above grounds you fliould' 

 .'i gently draw ajittle earth up to them, obferviiig to da 

 -■ it when the ground is dry, which will preferve therri 

 . from being injured' by fharp winds; but you fliould 



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bean before-mentioned, and a white Bean of the fame 



fize andftiape, which appears to, be only a variety of 



r the fcarlet, as it differs in no other refpe£l but the 



». colour of the flowers and feeds, being equal in fize and 



- flavour. Vi And next to thefe is the large Dutch Kid- 



- ney-bean, which grows as tall as either of thefe, fo 



t' muft be fupported by ftakes, otherwife jihcir 'ftalks 



be careful not to draw any of the earth over their feed- 

 leaves, which woulcjrot them, or at leaft greatly^ re- 

 tard their growth. After this, they will require* n J 

 farther care but to ftick them when the plants begin 

 to run, and to keep them clear from^weeds^until they 

 produce fruit, when they fhould be carefully gathered 

 two or three times a week ; for if t^ey are permitted 

 to remain iipon the plants a^little too long, the Beans 

 will be^mo large for eating,'^g^d the planes .would be 



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-.t-T!he large forts of Kidriey-bean muft.be planted at a 

 greater diftance, row fi*6ni row ; for as theie grow very 

 ,; tall, fo if the rdws;are rioT at a greater diftance," the , 



fun and air will be excluded from the middle.rows^ 



'.therefore thefe Ihould not be lefs than four feet dif- 



•stance row from row; and when the plants are about 



^- four inces high, the ftakes ftiould be thruft into the 



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