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the Seeds in the Ground. The 

 Manner of planting them is, to draw 

 fhailow Furrows with an Hoe, at 

 about two Feet and an half Diftance 

 from each other, into which you 

 mould drop the Seeds about two 

 Inches afunder ; then with the 

 Head of a Rake draw the Earth 

 over them, fo as to cover them 

 about an Inch deep. 



If the Seafon be favourable, the 

 Plants will begin to appear in about 

 a Week's time after fowing, and 

 foon after will raife their Heads up- 

 right ; therefore, when the Stems 

 are advanced pretty tall above- 

 ground, you mould gently draw a 

 little Earth up to them, obferving to 

 do it when the Ground is dry, 

 which will preferve them from being 

 injur'd byfharpWinds: butyou Ihould 

 be careful not to draw any of the 

 Earth over their Leaves, which 

 would rot them, or at leaft greatly 

 retard their Growth. After this,they 

 will require no farther Care but to 

 keep them clear from Weeds, until 

 they produce Fruit, when they 

 mould be carefully gather'd two or 

 three times a Week ; for if they are 

 permitted to remain upon the Plants 

 a little too long, the Beans will be 

 too large for eating, and the Plants 

 would be greatly weaken'd there- 

 by. 



The Dutch Kidney-bean muft be 

 planted at a g. eater Diftance, Row 

 from Row ; for as thefe grow very 

 tall, fo if the R.ows are not at a far- 

 ther Diftance, the Sun and Air will 

 be excluded from the middle Rows; 

 therefore thefe mould not be lefs 

 than four Feet Diftance Row from 

 Row : and when the Plants are 

 about four Inches high, the Poles 

 mould be thruft into the Ground by 

 the Side of the Plants, to which 

 they will fallen themfelves, and 

 climb to the Height of eight or ten 



Feet, and bear Plenty of Fruit from 

 the Ground upward. This Sort 

 will continue good much longer 

 than either of the other ; for the 

 Pods of this Sort are never ftrir.gy, 

 nor are the Beans mealy when old. 

 The Dutch and Fie?:ch preferve 

 great Quantities of the dry Beans 

 for Winter-ufe, which they Hew, and 

 make good with Gravy, and other 

 Sawces. 



If two Crops of this Sort of Bean 

 are fown at a proper Diftance, it 

 will be fufficient to continue a Suc- 

 ceflion during the Seafon of Kidney- 

 beans, efpecially if a few of an 

 early Kind are fown, to come before 

 them : for this large Sort mould not 

 be fown earlier than the Latter-end 

 of April, or the Beginning of May, ac- 

 cording as the Seafon may prove. 



The firft Crop oiBatterfeaKi&nty- 

 beans will continue aMonth in good 

 Order, during wnich time they will 

 produce great Plenty of Beans ; 

 therefore, in order to have a Suc- 

 ceffion of them throughout the Sea- 

 fon, you fhould fow at three differ- 

 ent times ; viz. in Jpn'I, in May, 

 and toward the Latter-end of June ; 

 which laft Crop will continue until 

 the Froft comes on, and deftroys 

 them. 



There are fome Perfcns who 

 raife thefe in Hot-beds, in order 

 to have them early. The only 

 Care to be taken in the Manage- 

 ment of thefe Plants, when thus 

 rais'd, is to allow them room, and 

 g.ve them as much Air as can be 

 conveniently, when the Weather is 

 mild , as alfo to let them have but 

 a moderate Heat ; for if the Bed 

 be over-hot, they will either burn, 

 or be drawn up fo weatt as never to 

 come to good. 



The Manner of making the Hot- 

 bed being the fame as for Cucum- 

 bers, iSc. need not be repeated in 



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