The Kitchen Garden. 



CHAP. LI. 

 FaAef & Phafeoli. Garden and French Beancs. 



THe Garden Beane is of two colours, red or blacke, and white, yet both rife 

 from one ; the (mull or ridde Beanes I make no mention of in this place ; but 

 the French or Kidney Beane is almoft of infinite forts and colours : we doe not 

 for all that intend to trouble you in this place, with the knowledge or relation of any 

 more then is fit for a Garden of that nature, that I haue propounded it in the be- 

 ginning. 



Our ordinary Beanes, feruing for foode for the poorer fort for the moft part, arc 

 planted as well in fieldes as in gardens, becaufe the quantity of them that are fpent ta- 

 keth vp many acres of land to be planted in, and rife vp with one, two or three ftalks, 

 according to the fertilitie of the foyle, being fmooth and fquare, higher then any 

 man oftentimes, whereon are fet at certaine diftances, from the very bottome almoft 

 to the toppe, two long fmooth flefhy and thicke leaues almoft round, one ftanding by 

 another at the end of a fmall footeftalke : betweene thefe leaues and the ftalke, come 

 forth diuers flowers, all of them looking one way for the moft part, which are clofe 

 a little turned vp at the brimmes, white and fpotted with a blackifh fpot in the middle 

 ot them, and lomewhat purpliih at the toot or bottome, of the forme almoft of Broome 

 or Peafe flowers, many of which that grow vpward toward the toppe, doe feldome 

 beare fruit, and therefore are gathered to diftill, and the toppes of the ftalkes cut off, 

 to caufe the reft to thriue the better ; after which grow vp long great fmooth greene 

 pods, greater the 1 !! in any other kinde of Pulfe, wtych grow blacke when they are ripe, 

 and containe within them two, three or foure Beanes, which are fomewhat flat and 

 round, eyther white or reddifh, which being full ripe grow blackifh : the roote hath 

 diuers fibres annexed vnto the maine roote, which dyeth euery yeare. 



The French or Kidney Beane rifeth vp at the firft but with one ftalke, which after- 

 wards diuideth it felfe into many armes or branches, euery one of them being fo weak, 

 that without they be fuftained with ftickes or poles, whereon with their winding and 

 clafpers they take hold, they would lye fruitlefle vpon the ground : vpon thefe bran- 

 ches grow forth at feuerall places long tboteftalkes, with euery of them three broade, 

 round and pointed greene leaues at the end of them, towards the tops whereof come 

 forth diuers flowers, made like vnto Peafe bloflbmes, of the fame colour for the moft 

 part that the fruit will be of, that is to fay, eyther white, or yellow, or red, or blackifh, 

 or of a deepe purple &c. but white is moft vfuall for our Garden ; after which come 

 long and (lender flat pods, fome crooked, and fome ftraight, with a ftring as it were 

 running downe the backe thereof, wherein are contained flattifh round fruit, made to 

 the fafhion of a kidney : the roote is long, and fpreadeth with many fibres annexed vn- 

 to it, perifhing euery yeare. 



The Vfe of thefe Beanes. 



The Garden Beanes ferue (as I faid before) more for the vfe of the poore 

 then ot the rich : I (hall therefore only (hew you the order the poore take 

 with them, and leaue curiofity to them that will bellow time vpon them. 

 They are only boyled in faire water and a little fait, and afterwards ftewed 

 with fome butter, a little vinegar and pepper being put vnto them, and fo 

 eaten : or elfe eaten alone after they are boyled without any other fawce. 

 The water ot the bloflbmes diftilled, is vfed to take away fpots, and to cleer 

 the skin. The water ot the greene huskes or cods is good tor the ftone. 



The Kidney Beanes boyled in water huske and all, onely the ends cut off", 

 and the ftring taken away, and ftewed with butter &c. are efteemed more 

 fauory meate to many mens pallates, then the former, and are a difh more 

 ottentimes at rich mens Tables then at the poore. 



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