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KID 



arbore'scens under a hand-light, in spring; com- 

 mon garden-soil. 



K. arbore'scens (shrubby). 6. Yellow. August. 

 Spain. 1731. 



Cre'tica (Cretan). 2. White. June. Candia. 



1/31. 



lana'ta (woolly). 2. Yellow. July. South 



Europe. 1596. 



Tau'rica (Taurian). 2. Yellow. June. Cau- 



casus. 1818. 



KENTUCKY COFFEE-TREE. Gymno'cladus. 



KE'RBIA. (Named after M. Kerr, once 

 superintendent of the Botanic Garden, 

 Ceylon. Nat. ord., Roseworts [Kosacese]. 

 Linu., 12-Icosandria 3-Trigynia. Allied 

 to Spiraea.) 



Hardy deciduous shrub, with yellow flowers, 

 from Japan, formerly called Corcho'rusJapo'nicus. 

 Cuttings of the young shoots under a hand-light; 

 layers, and division of the plant ; common loam. 

 K. Japo'nica (Japanese). 3. Blooms through 

 summer. 1700. 



flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 6. June. 



1700. 



KIDKEY BEAN. Phase'olus vulga'ris. 



Varieties. There are three kinds the 

 Runners, or twining varieties ; the Dwarfs ; 

 and the Skinless, or Mange-tout. These 

 last, and the runners, are those most 

 commonly cultivated, being eaten pod and 

 seed together, whilst of others only the 

 seeds are eaten. 



Runners. Large Running White, While 

 Long Pod, Dutch Case Knife, Long White, 

 or Large White Sugar. A good hearer, and 

 one of the hest for late use. 



Sabre. Seeds white. This is, perhaps, 

 the hest of all, being a good bearer, an.! 

 its pods of great length and size. This 

 sort grows very high. 



Prudhomme, or Prodommet. Seeds grey- 

 ish, oval, and small. There is a yellow 

 variety of this. 



Prague, or Red Pea. Seeds round, of 

 violet colour. A moderate bearer, and late. 



Prague Bicolor. Similar to the last, seed 

 alittle larger. A good bearer, but very late. 



Sophie. Like the Prague, but seeds 

 whiter and larger. A moderate bearer, 

 and late. 



Small White French Runner. White 

 seeds, oblong, and very thin. It is a good 

 bearer, but is too tender to ripen its seeds 

 in this country, except under a wall in a 

 very warm situation. 



Lima. Seeds very large, thick, and of a 

 dirty white ; pods large, short, slightly 

 rough, and wrinkled. Prolific, and the 

 seeds are very mealy ; but in this climate 

 a crop can only be obtained by forward- 

 ing the plants in a hotbed, and planting 

 them out singly in May. It is eaten both 



n a green state and shelled. It grows 

 high. 



Venetian Sugar. Kesembling Lima, 

 the principal difference consisting in the 

 seeds being flatter, larger, and speckled 

 with red. An abundant bearer, but must 

 be used young. 



Pale Turkey, or Scarlet Runner. Of this 

 there are two varieties distinct from the 

 common Haricot, one with scarlet, the 

 other with white flowers ; the latter is 

 preferable for culinary purposes on ac- 

 count of its greater mealiness and thinner 

 skin. There is also a third variety with 

 two-coloured flowers, but it is not supe- 

 rior to either of the above. A good 

 bearer, but not very early. 



Dwarf. Dwarf White Dutch, Dutch 

 Long Pod, or Early Dwarf Dutch. Pods 

 long, narrow, and excellent when green ; 

 seeds white, small, a little compressed. 

 Not very early in this country. 



Early White, or Brewer's White. Seeds 

 white, narrow, rather long, and cylin- 

 drical. It is very dwarf, early, good for 

 forcing, equally suited for eating green, 

 and when the seeds are ripe. 



Dwarf White Sans - parchemin forms 

 thick? bushy plants. Good whilst green ; 

 stringless till three parts grown, and ex- 

 cellent when ripe. 



Dwarf American White. Pod short, of 

 a strong and branching habit, sometimes 

 climbing a little, but generally dwarf, and 

 not requiring support; very prolific; its 

 short, swollen pod a little hooked, strongly 

 coloured with reddish-brown, particularly 

 at the two extremities; this is not in the 

 least stringy. 



Of the Haricot Suisse there are many 

 varieties, of which the principal are the 

 White, the Grey, and the Red. 



Dwarf Slack- Spotted. Grown particu- 

 larly in the Maine. The Mohawk from 

 the United States. 



Dwarf Red-Speckled, Fulner's Spotted 

 Dwarf, and Long-Spotted French. These 

 have peculiar characters, according to 

 the length and form of their seeds. They 

 are all excellent in a green state, for 

 which they are chiefly used. 



Dwarf Negro. Used in a green state ; 

 this rivals the Swiss varieties. This is 

 one of the best for general use, and an 

 abundant bearer. 



Haricot Noir de JBelgiquf. Is perfectly 

 dwarf, and is the earliest which we are 

 yet acquainted with. Its pods, although 

 rather pale, are very good in a young state. 



