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deira the " small early bean " is the almost universal sort. The 

 better broader-seeded kinds (Windsor, &c.) are only grown occa- 

 sionally in English gardens. 



38. Pisum sativum L. Most of the best English varieties of 

 the common garden pea are now successfully cultivated in Ma- 

 deira, especially in the north of the island. Peas come into sea- 

 son in Madeira in November, lasting on till April or May. In 

 the Canaries they are a much rarer vegetable, and do not occur at 

 all in the Cape Verdes. 



39. Lathyeus satives L. is a common field-crop in Madeira 

 and the Canaries, but is not grown in the Cape Verdes. 



40. L. Cicera L. and 



41. L. articulates L. are here and there similarly cultivated 

 in Madeira and Porto Santo only. 



42. Canavalia enseformis (L.). This is occasionally seen in 

 gardens in the Cape Verdes only, where, although called " Eava 

 Rica," it is little esteemed, and even said to be unwholesome. 



43. Phaseolus vulgaris L. a. The ripe seeds are quite a 

 staple article of food in Madeira (see Man. El. Mad. p. 222) and 

 scarcely indeed less so in the Canaries and Cape Verdes. Eive or 

 six seeds are planted near together in a hole or hollow and then 

 staked with three or four long poles of Erica arborea. The dwarf 

 varieties (/3 L.) are less cultivated. 



44. The Scarlet Burner (P. coccineus Kniph.=P. multi- 

 florus Lam., Willd., DC.) is only seen sometimes in gardens. 



45. Vigna sinensis (L.) is rarely cultivated in the Cape 

 Verdes, and in them only. 



46. Lablabia yulgaris Savi. Often seen in Madeira, where, 

 however it is held in no esteem, and occasionally in the Canaries. 

 In the Cape Verdes it is very extensively grown under the name 

 of " Eeijao," which belongs in Madeira and Portugal to Pha- 

 seolus vulgaris L., the latter being called "Eava" in the Cape 

 Verdes. 



47. Cajanus indicus Spr. This, the Pigeon-pea of the "West 

 Indies, is frequently grown in the Cape Verdes ; but the seeds are 

 considered unwholesome by the common black people, though I 

 thought them excellent boiled young like peas. The plant is very 

 seldom, if ever, seen in Madeira or the Canaries. 



48. Cassia Eistula L. Seminaturalized in St. Iago, where the 

 pulp of the long cylindric pods is used medicinally. It does not 

 occur in either the Canaries or Madeira. 



49. C. occidentalis L. In St. Antao the leaves are used me- 



