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Flowers, commonly call'd Caracal- 

 la. 



3. Phaseolus Americanus, firu- 

 nofa radice, jlire purpureo, Jiliqua 

 anguftijjima. Plum. American Kid- 

 ney -bean,with a ftrumofeRoot,a pur- 

 ple Flower, and a very narrow Pod. 



4. Phaseolus Canadenfis purpu- 

 reus minor, rudice wi'voci. Scbol.Bot. 

 Small purple Kidney -bean, with a 

 perennial Root. 



The firft of thefe Plants is very 

 common in the Englijb Gardens, be- 

 ing planted for the Beauty of its 

 fcarlet Flowers: this Plant fpreads 

 itfelf very far, fo that it mould be 

 allowed room, otherwife it will over- 

 run whatever Plants grow near it, 

 The Seafon for planting the Seeds of 

 this Plant is in the Beginning of 

 May, obferving always to do it in 

 dry Weather, other\v:fe the Seeds 

 will burft and rot : they will pro- 

 duce their Flowers by the Beginning 

 of July, and will continue flower- 

 ing until the Froft prevents them ; 

 2«d their Seeds will ripen in Septem- 

 ber, when they fhould be gathered, 

 and preferved in a dry Place until 

 the fucceeding Spring, in order to 

 be fown. This Plant, being annual, 

 perifhes with the firft Approach of 

 Winter: it will thrive very well in 

 the City, the Smoke of the Sea-coal 

 being lefs injurious to this Plant than 

 moft oihers ; fo that it is often culti- 

 vated in Balconies, t?c. and, being 

 fupported either with Sticks or 

 Strings, grows up to a good Height, 

 and produces Flowers as it advances: 

 it is alio planted in fome Gardens, 

 to coverArbours,and other Seats, in 

 •the Summer-feafon, to afford Shade; 

 for which Purpofe it will do very 

 .well : but the Seeds muft be planted 

 • where they are to remain ; for the 

 Plants don't bear to be tranfplanted; 

 efpecially after they have been any 

 time out of the Ground, 



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The fecond Sort is an abiding 

 Plant, which may alio be propaga- 

 ted by Seeds, which mould be fown 

 in a moderateHot-bed in theSpring; 

 and when the Plants come up, they 

 muft be carefully tranfplanted into 

 Pots filPd with frefh light Earth, and 

 muft be plunged into an Hot-bed, 

 to facilitate their taking Root ; af- 

 ter which, they mould be inured to 

 bear the open Air by degrees, into 

 which chey fhouL be remov'd when - 

 the Seafon is warm, placing them 

 in a fhelier'd Situation ; and as they 

 advance, theyfhould be remov'd in- 

 to larger Pots, which muft be fill'd 

 up with frefh light Earth. 



During the Summer feafon the 

 Plants muft be frequently refrefh'd 

 with Water ; but in Winter they 

 muft be remov'd into the Green- 

 houfe, and fhould have but little 

 Water during that Seafon. Thefe 

 require only to be fcreenM from 

 Froft ; but muft have open free Air 

 whenever the Weather will permit, 

 otherwife the Leaves will grow 

 mouldy, and decay the tender 

 Shoots : thefe Plants produce their 

 fcarlet Flowers in July and Augujt, 

 but feldom perfect theirSeeds in this 

 Country. This Plant is very com- 

 mon in Portugal, where it is planted 

 to cover Arbours and Seats in Gar- 

 dens, for which it is greatly efteem'd 

 by the Inhabitants of that Country, 

 as alfo for its beautiful fweet-fmell- 

 ing Flowers; and in that Country 

 it thrives very well in the open Air. 



The third Sort is preferv'd in 

 fome curious Gardens for Variety ; 

 but is a Plant of no great Beauty : 

 this may be propagated by fowing 

 the Seeds in the Spring upon an Hot- 

 bed ; and when they come up, they 

 muft be planted in Pots, and treated 

 as the former Sort : it produces its 

 Flowers in July t and the Seeds ripen 

 in September. 



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