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je£t to degenerate, therefore new 

 Seeds mould be annually procured 

 from abroad, where Perions are de- 

 firous to have them early. I (hall 

 here put down the Sorts which are 

 ufually cultivated, according to the 

 Seafon of their ripening for the 

 Table. 



The Mazagati Bean is the firft and 

 beft Sort of early Beans at prefent 

 known : thefe are brought from a 

 Settlement of the Portugucfc on the 

 Coaft of Jfrica, juft without the 

 Streights of Gibraltar : the Seeds of 

 this Sort are much fmaller than thofe 

 of the Korfe-bean ; and as the Por- 

 tuguefe are but ilovenly Gardeners, 

 there are commonly a great Num- 

 ber of bad Seeds among them. If 

 this Sort is fown in Oftcbcr, under a 

 warm Hed^e, Pale, or Wall, and 

 carefully earthed up when the Plants 

 are advanced, they will be fit for the 

 Table by the Beginning of May. 

 The Stems of this Sort are very (len- 

 der ; therefore, if they are fupport- 

 ed by Strings dole to the Hedge or 

 Pale, it will preferve them from the 

 morning Frofts, which are fometimes 

 fevere in the Spring, and caufe them 

 to come forwarder than if this is 

 neglected : thefe Beans bear plenti- 

 fully, but they ripen nearly toge- 

 ther; fo that there are never more 

 than two Gatnerings from the fame 

 Plants : if the Seeds of this Sort are 

 faved two Years in England,the Beans 

 will become much larger, and not 

 ripen fo foon ; which is called a De- 

 generacy. 



The next Sort is the early Portu- 

 gal Bean, which appears to be the 

 Mazogan Sort, faved in Portugal ; 

 for it is very like to thofe which are 

 the firft Year faved in England : this 

 is the molt common Sort ufed by the 

 Gardeners for their firft Crop ; but 

 they are not near fo well rafted as 



the mazagan: therefore when the 

 Mazagan Bean can be procured, no 

 Perfon would plant the other. 



The next is the fmall Spanifi Bean: 

 this will come in foon after the Por- 

 tugal Sort, and is a fweeter Bean ; 

 therefore mould be preferred to it. 



Then comes the broad Spanijh 9 

 which is a little later than the other ; 

 but comes in before the common 

 Sorts, and is a- good Bearer ; there- 

 fore is frequently planted. 



The Sandtvicb l ean comes foon 

 after the Spanijb ; and is almoft as 

 large as the Windfor Bean ; but, be- 

 ing hardier, is commonly fown a 1 

 Month fooner : this is a plentiful 

 Bearer. 



The Toker Bean, as it is gene- 

 rally called, comes about the fame 

 time with the Sandwich, and is a 

 great Bearer ; therefore it is now 

 much planted. 



The white and black BlofTom 

 Beans are alio by fomePerfons much 

 efteemed : the Beans of the former 

 are, when boiled, almoft as green as 

 Peas ; and being a fweet Bean, ren- 

 ders it more valuable : thefe Sorts 

 are very apt to degenerate, if their 

 Seeds are not faved with great 

 Care. 



The Windfor Bean is allowed to 

 be the beft of all the Sorts for the 

 Table : when thefe are planted on a 

 good Soil, and are allowed fufheient 

 room, their Pods will be very large, 

 and in great Plenty ; and when they 

 are gathered young, are the fvveet- 

 eft and beft tafted of all the Sorts : 

 but thefe fhould be carefully faved, 

 by pulling out fuch of the Plants as 

 are not perfe&ly right; and after- 

 ward by forting out all the good 

 from the bad Beans; • 



This Sort of Bean is- feldom plant- 

 ed before Cbriftmas, becaufe it will 

 net bear the Froft fo well as many 



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