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5. Phaseolus; AmericAnus,ftrii' 

 mofd rO'dice^ flore purpurea, fiitqud 

 anguJliJJimA, iHwn. American Kid- 

 ney-bean, with a ftrumofe Root, 

 a purple Flower, and a very narrow 

 Pod. 



4. Phaseolus; CancJenfis, pur- 

 pureus, minor, radke 'vivaci. Schol. 

 Bot. Small purple Kidney- bean, 

 with a perennial Root. 



f. Phaseolus} a^rbor, Indica in- 

 cuna, filiquis torofis, Kayan diBa. 

 Rait Hift, Indian Hoary- tree Kid- 

 ney-bean, with fwelling knotted 

 Pods, commonly call'd Pigeon-Pea. 



The firft of thefe Plants is very 

 common in the Englifh' Gardens, 

 being planted for the Beanty of its 

 fcarlet Flowers. This Plant fpreads 

 itielf very far, fb that it fhould be 

 allow'd Room, or her wife it v/ill 

 over-run whatever Plants grow 

 near it. The Seafbn for planting 

 the Seeds of this Plant is in the 

 Beginning of April, obferving al- 

 ways to do it in dry Weather, other- 

 wife the Seeds will bur ft and rot. 

 They will produce their Flowers 

 by the Beginning o't July, and will 

 continue flowering until the Frofl 

 prevents them j and their Seeds will 

 ripen in September, vv'hen they 

 fliould be gathered, and preferv'd 

 in a dry Place until the fucceeding 

 Spring, in order to be fown. This 

 Plant being annual, perifhes with 

 the firll Approach of Winter: It 

 will thrive very well in the City, 

 the Smoak of the Sea-coai being 

 lefs injurious to this Plant than moft 

 others, £0 that it is often cultivated 

 in Balconies, ^'^c. and being fup- 

 portcd either with Sticks or Strings-, 

 grows up to a good Height, and 

 produces its Flowers very well: It 

 is alfo planted in fbme Gardens to 

 cover Arbors and other Seats in 

 ithe Summer-Qidi^ony to afford Shade, 

 for which Purpofe it v/ill do very 



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well : But the Seeds muft be pi^t 

 in where they are to remain ; for 

 the Plants don't bear to be trans- 

 planted well. 



The fecond Sort is an abiding 

 Plant, which may alfo be pro- 

 pagated by Seeds, which ihould 

 be fown in a moderate Hot- bed 

 in the Spring; and when they 

 come up, they muft be carefully 

 tranfplanted into Pots, fill'd with 

 light frefli Earth, which muft bq 

 plunged into a Hot- bed to facili- 

 tate their taking Root ; after which 

 they fhould be inured to bear the 

 open Air by Degrees, into which 

 they fliould be removed when the 

 Seafbn is warm, placing them in 

 a fhelter'd Situation ; and as they 

 advance, fo fhould they be re- 

 moved into larger Pots, which 

 muft be fill'd up with frefh light 

 Earth. 



During the Shimmer- fc^iCon, it 

 muft be frequently refrefh'd with 

 Water; but in the Winter it muf^ 

 be removed into the Green-houfe, 

 and fliould have but little Water 

 during that Seafbn. It requires 

 only to be fcreen'd from Froft, 

 but muft have open free Air vy^hen- 

 ever the Weather will permit, other- 

 wife the Leaves will grow mouldy, 

 and decay the tender Shoots : It 

 produces its fcarlet Flowers in July 

 and Auguft, but feldom perfects its 

 Seeds in this Country. This Plant 

 is very common in Fprtugal, where 

 it is planted to cover Arbours and 

 Seats in Gardens, for which it is 

 greatly efteem'd by the Inhabitants 

 of that Country, and for its beau- 

 tiful fweet-fmelling Flowers; and 

 in that Country it thrives very well 

 in the open Air. 



The third Sort is preferv'd in 

 fome curious Gardens for Variety i 

 but is a Plant of no great Beauty:' 

 This may be propagated by fbwing 



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