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the Seafbn proves dry, until they 

 have taken frefh Root, they will 

 bear as plentiful a Crop as thole 

 which remain'd where they were 

 at hrft planted, with this Diffe- 

 rence, that they will be a Fort- 

 night later. The Lisbon Bean is 

 chiefly preferred to the Spani/Jj y 

 and the beft way is to procure 

 frefh Seeds from Abroad, at Icafl 

 every other Year, for they are 

 iubje6t to degenerate in a few- 

 Years in England, not in Goodnefs, 

 but only in their Earlinefs. 



The Sandwich and Windsor Beans 

 are feldom planted before Chriftmas, 

 but efpecially the IVindfcr, which is 

 mofi: fubje6l to be hurt by Cold of 

 aiiy of the Kinds. 



Thefe Beans fhould have an open 

 Expofure, and require to be plant- 

 ed at a greater Diftance than the 

 two early Kinds j for if they are 

 planted in fhady Places, or too 

 clofe, they will grow to a great 

 Height, but feldom produce many 

 Beans. The ufual Diftance for 

 thefe (if in an open Situation) is 

 two Foot and an half Row from 

 Row, and four Inches in the 

 Rows} but if the Place is cloiely 

 furroundcd with Hedges, Walls, or 

 tall Trees the Diftance mull be 

 greater; the Rows fliould then be 

 three Foot apart, and the Beans fix 

 Inches diftant in the Rows. The 

 Sandwich Beans being hardier than 

 the Windjor, are ufually planted a- 

 bout Chriftmas, to fucceed the for- 

 V72xd Crops ; and thefe although at 

 prefent but in little Requeft, yet 

 are very lerviceable, being plentiful 

 fearers, and very little inferior ei- 



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ther in Size or Goodnefs to the 



Windfor. 



In the Middle of January, if the 

 Weather is open and good, you 

 may plant your firft Crop of Wind' 

 for Beans, which will fucceed the 

 Sandwich, and every three Weeks 

 make a frefh Plantation until the 

 middle of May, in order to pre- 

 fer ve a Succeffion through the Sea- 

 ion: Indeed there are fome People 

 who are very fond of Beans, which 

 plant even in June, but unlefs the 

 Soil is very flrong and moift, or 

 the Seaibii proves wet or cold, 

 they feklom fucceed well,- for in 

 hot dry Weather (which common- 

 ly happens m July) the Infers in- 

 feft thefe Plants very much, and 

 often deftroy them quite, fo that I 

 have known large Quarters of 

 Beans to dyz away without pro- 

 ducing one iingle Bean. There are 

 others who advife the cutting 

 down of Beans, in order to caule 

 them to produce frefh Shoots from 

 the Bottom for a late Crop; buc 

 this feldom anfwers the Trouble, 

 for they are liable to the above- 

 mentioned Incortveniencies much 

 more than a frefh planted Crop. 



There is an Error very com- 

 mon in mofl: Gardners, which I 

 can't help mentioning, that is their 

 planting of Beans in the Allies of 

 their uifparagus-Beds, which da- 

 mages the two outer Rows of 

 the Afparagus much more than 

 the Value of the Beans, 



For the particular Species of 

 Beans, fee under the Article, 

 FABA. 



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