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The fourth Sort was brought from 

 America, and is preferv'd in curious 

 Gardens, for the fake of its long 

 Flowering : this is an abiding Plant, 

 and mould be managed as was di- 

 rected for the third Sort ; and if 

 guarded from Frolt, will continue 

 to produce Flowers all the Winter- 

 feafon : it ripens Seeds very well, 

 from which the Plants may be eafily 

 propagated. 



There are at prefent but few 

 Sorts of Kidney-beans, which are 

 cultivated for the Table in Eng- 

 land : thefe are, 



1 . The Common White or Dutch 

 Kidney bean. 



2. The Letter Garden Kidney- 

 bean, commonly call'd, The Batter- 

 tea Bean. 



3. The Upright or Tree Kidney- 

 bean. 



4. The Dwarf White Kidney- 

 bean. This Sort is generally us'd 

 for Hot-beds. 



5. The Canterbury Kidney - 

 bean. 



6. The Spotted Tree Kidney- 

 bean. 



The firfl of thefe was formerly 

 more cultivated in England than at 

 prefent ; but is the chief Sort now 

 cultivated in Holland, from whence, 

 probably, it had the Name of Dutch 

 Kidney-bean : this Sort rifes to a 

 very great Height, and requires to 

 be fupported by tall Stakes, other- 

 v.ife they will lpread upon the 

 Ground, and rot , fo that where 

 this Care is wanting, the Fruit fel- 

 dom comes tn good: which Trouble 

 renders it difficult to cultivate this 

 Sort in Plenty ; and the Beans being 

 \nuch broader than the fmall Sort, 

 render them lefs valuable in the Lon- 

 don Markets ; which, I fuppofe, oc- 

 caficn'd their being negle&ed in£ ng- 

 Und: but this is by far the bell Sort 

 Ibr Eating yet known. 



The fecond and fourth Sorts arc 

 mol commonlycultivated in theGar- 

 dens near London, and the belt Sorts 

 we yet know to fupply the Markets : 

 for the Plants never ramble too 

 far, but are always of moderate 

 Growth, fo that the Air can eafily 

 pafs between the Rows, and keep 

 them from rotting : they are alfo 

 plentiful Bearers, and the Deft Beans, 

 except the nrir, for Eating. 



The third Sort is alfo a plentiful 

 Bearer, and never rambles, growing 

 upright in form of a Shrub : but 

 the Beans are much larger than the 

 kit, and are not lb well colour'd, 

 nor do they eat near fo firm and 

 crifp ; for which Reafons they are 

 not lb generally efteem d. 



The fifth Sort hath been efteem'd 

 by fome Perlbns, for its continuing 

 long in Bearing; but the nrft is 

 much preferable to it on that Ac- 

 count. 



The fixth Sort is a plentiful Bear- 

 er, and (lands upright, for which it 

 is much efteemVi by fome Garden- 

 ers ; but is a very bad-tafted Bean, 

 being extremely rank, and rarely 

 boih green. 



Thefe Sorts are propagated from 

 Seeds, which muft be fown in the 

 Place where they are to remain ; for 

 they will not bear tranfplanting, ex- 

 cept it be done while they are very 

 yom g ; and this, being pretty trou- 

 blelbme,is very feldom praclifed, un- 

 lefs for a few early Plants under 

 warm Hedges or Walls ; but it if 

 not worth while for the general 

 Crops. 



TheSeafon for putting thefe Seed 

 in the Ground is theMiddle April j 

 for an early Crop : but thefe moul«;j 

 have a warm Situation, and a dr|i 

 Soil, otherwife they will not fucceec 

 you fhould alfo obferve to put thei 

 into the Ground at a drySeafon j f< 

 Wet fo early in the Seafon will r. 



