SECT. XV. OF ESCULENTS. 



warm weather, kidney beans fhould be watered, efpe- 

 daily while young. 



The culture or runners is to fow them near two 

 inches deep, four or five afunder, and the rows four or 

 five feet apart. They will require tall brulhy flicks 

 to climb upon ; but they may be fown in patches or 

 about fifteen inches diameter, placing the beans five or 

 fix inches afunder, in the circumference, and fixing a . 

 pole in the middle for them to run upon. The end bfV 

 Jpril, or beginning of May, is foon enough to put the/ 

 climbing forts into the ground ; and two more fbwings, 

 at a month between each, will go through the feafon ; 

 i. e. till frofl comes. 



If feed is faved, lei it be only from fome of the/zVy? 

 beans of the principal ,<;rqp, for all late formed feeds,, 

 and particularly ot the kidney, bean, are not near fogood 

 as the earh' ones, often failing, or producing weak plants^, 

 and late ill-tafted fruit. 



Leek we have a narrow and a broad leaved fort of 5 . 

 the latter of which is the one generally cultivated. . The 

 leek requires a good foil, and open fituation. . There is- 

 a fort with variegated leaves. 



Sow in February, if the weather is^ tolerable, . or at 

 the beginning of March.. 'Ihin in April to three 

 inches afunder, and plant them out the firft moift .wea- 

 ther after Midfummer, in rows near a foot apart, and at 

 fix inches in the rows though if the ground be very 

 rich, and the leeks forward, a little more may be allowed: 

 to advantage. Trim the tops* and ends of the roots : 

 and it is a good way (if the foil is not heavy) to plant, 

 with a dibble, two or three inches in the ground, in order , 

 to whiten the. heads ; but to this end fome have planted 

 leeks in trenches, and earthed them tip. high, with a 

 light foil, or coarfeTand ; . at any rate, haw eyer, if . the. 

 rows are wide, earth them up a little. . 



Towards -w/wter, or in profpeft of froil, leeka-may 

 be taken up, and laid. with their roots in fand, or earth, 

 in fame caDfervatory r or cellar, A few may beTown 



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