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fke Seeds in the Spring upon a Hot- 

 bed; and when they come up, they 

 muft be planted in Pots, and treat- 

 ed as the former Sort: It produces 

 its Flowers in fuly, and the Seeds 

 ripen in September. 



The fourth Sort was brought 

 from Amef-ica, and is preferv'd in 

 curious Gardens, for the lake of its 

 long Flowering : This is an abiding 

 Plant, and fhould be managed as 

 was diredrcd for the third Sortj 

 and if guarded from Froft, will 

 continue to produce Flowers all the 

 Pf^mter-Ccaibn. It ripens Seeds very 

 •s^''ell, from which the Plants may 

 be eafily propagated. 



The fifth Sort is preferv'd as a 

 Curiolity in England: But in the 

 Wefi-Indies it is frequently planted 

 by the Sides of Alleys in Gardens, 

 to form a Hedge, where they will 

 laft many Years v/ithout decaying i 

 and will thrive on barren Land, 

 which has been worn out, where 

 fcarcely any thing elie will pro- 

 sper, and produce a great Quantity 

 of Fruit, which are Ibmetimes eat- 

 en by the Inhabitants,- but their 

 chief Ule is to feed Pigeons, from 

 whence this Plant had its Name. 

 'I'he Branches, with the ripe Peale 

 and Leaves, are given to Hogs, 

 Horfes, and moil other Cattle, 

 w^hich fattens them very rnuch. 

 In England it is preferv'd in Stoves, 

 being too tender to be kept with- 

 out artihcial Ht;at in this Climate ; 

 It may be propagated from Seeds, 

 (which are generally brought from 

 the TVeJi- Indies every Year in great 

 Plenty); and when the Plants come 

 up, they fliould be planted into 

 Pots fili'd with light fandy Earth, 

 and plung'd into a Hot-bed, to 

 promote their Growth: But when 

 they have acquir'd Strength, they 

 fnould be gradually inur'd to the 

 open Ah", into wi^h they may 



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be removed in ^ufy, and may re- 

 main abroad until the Beginning of 

 September, when they muft be re- 

 mov'd into the Stove, placing them 

 where they may have a moderate 

 Heat, obferving to refrefh them 

 now and then with a little Water j 

 but be very careful not to give it to 

 them in great Quantities, (efpeci- 

 ally at that Seafon) which will be 

 very apt to rot their Roots: The 

 iecond Year thefe Plants will flow^ 

 er early in the Spring, and do many 

 times produce ripe Fruit. 



There are at prefent but three 

 Sorts of Kidney-beans, which are 

 cultivated for the Table in England^ 

 which are: 



1. The Common White, or 

 Dutch K.idney-bean. 



2, The LelTer Garden Kidney- 

 bean, commonly cMl'd the Batteriea 

 Bean. 



"j. The Upright, or Tree Kid- 

 ney-bean. 



The firil of thefe was formerly 

 more cultivated in England than at 

 prefent j but is the chief Sort nov/ 

 cultivated in Holland, from whence 

 probably it had the Name oi Dutch 

 Kidney-bean: This Sort riies to a 

 very great Height, and requires to 

 be fupported by tall Stakes, other- 

 wile they will fpread upon the 

 Ground and rot; fo that where this 

 Care is wanting, the Fruit feldom 

 comes to good; which Trouble 

 renders it difficult to cultivate this 

 Sort in Plenty; and the Beans being 

 much broader than the fmall Sort, 

 render them lels valuable in the 

 Z-oWo?; Markets ; which, I fuppole, 

 occalion'd their being neglected in 

 England. 



The fecond Sort is that which 

 is moft commonly cultivated in the 

 Gardens near London, and is by far 

 the bell Sort we yet know; for 

 the Plant never ram?bles too far, 



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