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vents their farther Growth, and so dye ; they climb prodigious 

 high, and their Stalk is about the thickness of a Man's 

 Thumb, the Pod grows like the Kidney Bean, but the Bean 

 is flat, white, or mottled, with a purple Colour: They are 

 extraordinary good, and well relished Pulse, either by them- 

 selves or with Meat. 



The Indian Rouncival, or Miraculous Pea, so called from 

 their long Pods and great Increase. These are a late Pea, 

 and require a pretty long Summer to ripen and bring them to 

 Perfection, they are a good Pulse, and in great plenty all 

 over this Province with Christians and Indians. 



The Bonavis is another kind of Pulse, and yields a great 

 Increase, it doth not require so long a Summer to ripen as 

 the former, they grow like Kidney-Beans, and are very plenty 

 in this Province. 



The Calivances are another kind of Pulse, resembling the 

 former, but are not so flat, they are in great plenty in most 

 of the Plantations amongst the Indian Corn. These and the 

 Bonavis, afford two Crops in the Year, and are generally ripe 

 and in full perfection in six Weeks time. 



The Nanticoachs are another kind of Pulse, and resemble 

 the Calivances, and are in great plenty all over this Province. 



There are several other kinds of Pulse in this Province 

 that we have no J^ame for, which are well known amongst 

 the Indians, and are excellent Pood. 



The Kidney-Bean, is likewise here in great plenty, grow- 

 ing for the most part in every Corn-Pield. The Indians had 

 these four Sorts of pidse, viz. the Bonavis, Calivances, Nan- 

 ticoachs, and Kidney-Beans, and several other sorts, long 

 before the Arrival of the Europeans amongst them; which 

 Report I have had affirmed several times, not only from the 

 Christians, but likewise from the Indians in these Parts. 



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