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Thefe two Plants are found grow- 

 ing wild in many Parts of England, 

 upon marfhy Soils and Bogs, as alfo 

 in moiit ftiady Woods, and are fel- 

 dom propagated in Gardens ; where, 

 if any Perfon have Curiofity to cul- 

 tivate them, they mull be planted in 

 very moid fliady Places, otherwife 

 they will not thrive. 



CIBOULS, or CHIBOULS. 

 Vide Cepa. 



CICER, Chiches, or Chick- 

 peas. 



The Characters are ; 

 It hath a pea-Jhapcd ( or papiliona- 

 ceous ) Flower, which is fucceeded by 

 Jbort /welling Pods, fomevohat like 

 the inflated Bladder of a Fijh : the 

 Seeds are Jbafd fowewhat like a Barn's 

 Head. 



The Species are ; 



1. Cicer fatwumi fiore eandido. 

 C. B. P. Carden Chiches, with a 

 white Flower. 



2. Cicer fatwum, femine rufo. 

 C. B* Manured Chiches, with red- 

 ifli Seeds. 



3. Cicer fati-vum, femine nigro. 

 C. B. Manured Chiches, with black 

 Seeds. 



4. Cicer fativum, florc ex rubro 

 purpurafcente, femine rubro. C.B. Ma- 

 nured Chiches, with purplifh - red 

 Flowers, and red Seeds. 



There are other Varieties of this 

 Plant preferved "in curious Botanic 

 Gardens abroad 3 but thefe here enu- 

 merated are the common Sorts, 

 which are cultivated in the Kitchen- 

 gardens in France, Italy, Spain, 8tt. 

 and, I believe, are all feminal Va- 

 rieties ; which alter and change the 

 Colour of their Flowers and Seeds, 

 as the common Garden-beans do. 



This Plant is feldom cultivated in 

 England, except in particular Gar- 

 dens : nor do I think it worth plant- 

 ing for Ufe where Peas will do well ; 

 which are fo much preferable for 

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Goodnefs, and much greater Bear- 

 ers, producing above double the 

 Quantity upon the fame Ground : 

 but in warmer Countries, where our 

 delicate Sorts of Peas feldom thrive 

 well, thefe may fupply their Place ; 

 and, perhaps, in thofe Countries 

 they are much more fruitful than 

 with us. 



The Seeds of thefe Chiches fhould 

 be fown in March, in an ope'ti Si- 

 tuation, and upon a warm dry Soil, 

 in Rows about two Feet afunder, 

 and as thick as Peas are ufually fown 

 in the Rows. When the Plants are 

 come up, the Ground muft be hoed, 

 and the Plants eartrfd, as is prattifed 

 for common Peas, to which this 

 Plant agrees very well in its Culture. 

 In June and July it will flower, and 

 its Seeds will be ripe in Augujl and 

 September. 



The People in France and Italy 

 preferve them for boiling in the 

 Winter-feafon, as we do our white 

 and grey Peas, to which thefe are 

 fomewhat akin ; but in Spain they 

 are much ufed in all their Olio's and 

 Soups, as they are alfo in Portugal ; 

 in which Countries they are called 

 Garavances ; which may be a com- 

 mon Name for more Sorts of Le- 

 gumes ; there being two Sorts of 

 the Kidney -bean, which are com- 

 monly known by that Name in thofe 

 Countries. 



The Plants of this Cicer do not 

 climb as the Pea doth, but extend 

 their Shoots eighteen Inches each 

 Way from the Root although in 

 England they are not very fruitful, 

 and, on that account, are lefs valu- 

 able than Peas, were they equally 

 good for the Table. 



The Seeds are about the Size and 

 Shape of a Rouncival Pea ; but have 

 a Protuberance on one Side ; and it 

 is fuppofed this Legume gave Name 

 to Cicero j who. had a Wart or Pro- 

 tuberance ■ 



