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them here, fince every one wfio 

 lias cultivated tkem, knows that 

 they every Year vary in their Co- 

 lour and Si2.e. The particular Di- 

 TC(£lion for their Culture, you'll fee 

 under the Article of Bean. 



FABA iEGYPTIA j 'vule Arum 

 JEgyptiacum. 



FABA CRASSA ; Tide Anacamp- 

 ieros. 



FABAGO, Bcan-CapiT. 

 The characters are; 



The Leaves are prodtud by Fairs 

 Vipon the fame Foot-Jlalk, which Foot- 

 Halks groT9 oppojite at the Joints of 

 the. Stalks : The Cup of the Flower 

 eonfifis of five Leaves : The Flowers 

 alfo conjifi of five Leaves, -which ex- 

 fand in Form of a Rofe, and have 

 mAoy Stamina or Threads that fur- 

 round the Style hi the Centre of the 

 €Uip i which Style becomes a cylindri- 

 eal Fruit, and is^ for the moft part, 

 five-corner'd, divided into five Cells 

 by intermediate Partitions, each of 

 ■which contains many jUt Seeds, 

 The Species are j 



1. Fab AGO; Belgarum; five Te- 

 flus Farifienfium. Lugd. Bean- 

 Caper; vulgo. 



2. Fab AGO ; Africana, arbor ef- 

 cms, fiore fulphureo, fruau ret undo. 

 Com. Rar. African Tree Bean- 

 Caper, with a Sulphur-colour'd 

 Flower, and a round Fruit. 



^. Fab ago; Africana, frutefcem, 

 folio latiori, fruciu tetragono. A- 

 frican ilirubby Bean-Caper, with 

 broader Leaves, and a four-corner'd 

 Fruit. 



The firft of thefe Plants is pretty 

 hardy, and will endure the Cold of 

 our V,^intcrs in the open Air, pro- 

 vided it be planted in a dry Soil 

 and a warm Situation : This is pro- 

 pagated by ibwing the Seeds in 

 the Spring, either on a warm Bor- 

 der or a moderate Hot-bed ; and 

 when the Plants are come up, 



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tliey may be planted into Pots fill'J 

 with light fandy Earth, or in warni 

 Borders under Walls or Hedges of 

 the like Soil, for they do not care 

 for a rich dung'd Soil, nor a ftrong 

 or inoitl Earth. The Diftance theie 

 Plants ihould be planted at, mud 

 not be lefs than two Feet each 

 Way, for they grow to be very 

 large, and form a ftrong Head : 

 The Branches die away every Win- 

 ter to the Head, and fhoot again 

 the fucceeding Spring, and will 

 produce great Plenty of Flowers 

 and Fruits annually, and their Roots 

 will abide many Years, but are 

 very apt to die if removed after 

 they are grown large. 



This Plant is of no ufe at pre- 

 fent in England, but for the Variety 

 of its Flowers deferves a Place in 

 good Gardens. 



The other two Sorts, being Na- 

 tives of a warm Country, will not 

 endure the Cold of our Climate 

 abroad, but muft be preferved in a 

 Green-houfc : They may be pro- 

 pagated by Towing their Seeds up- 

 on a Hot-bed in the Spring : and 

 when the Plants come up, they 

 fliould be planted into Pots fiU'd 

 with frefli fandy Earth, and may 

 be exposed during the Summer 

 with other Green-houfe Plants ; but 

 in Winter fliould be plac'd in an 

 airy Part of the Houfe, and muft 

 not be crowded with other Plants, 

 v/hich will caufe them to mould 

 and filed their Leaves, and many 

 times deftroy the whole Plant : They 

 fliouid alfo have frequent Refrefli- 

 ings with Water, but fliould not 

 have too much at a time, for that 

 very oiren deflroys thefe Plants. 



They may alio be increased by 

 planting Cuttings in any of the 

 Summer Months into Pots of light 

 Earth, which Ihould be plung'd in- 

 to a moderate Hot-bed, to facili- 

 tate 



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