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Chap. LI. 
r*U & Fhttfeoli. Garden and French Eeanes. 
He Garden Beane is of two colours, red or blacke, and white, yet both rife 
from one ; the filial? or fielde Beanes I make no mention of in this place • bur 
the French or Kidney Bcancisalmoft of infinite forts and colours : we docnot 
for all that intend to tro'ubleyou in this place, with the knowledge or relation of any- 
more then, is fit for a ^Garden of thatnature, that I haue propounded it lathe be- 
ginning. 
Our ordinary Beanes, feruing 'for foodc for the poorer fort for the moil part, are 
planted as well in fieldcs as in gardens, becaufe the quantity of them that arc fpent ta- 
keth vp many acres of land to be planted in, and rife vp with one, two or three ft a Iks, 
according to the fertilitie of the foyle, being fmooth and Iquare, higher then any 
man oftentimes, whereon are fet at certainediftances, from the very bottoms a! moll 
to the toppe, two long fmooth fleihy and thickeleauesalmoft round, one (landing by 
anotherattheendof a ftnall footeftalke : betweenethcleleaucsandtheftalke, come 
forth diners flowers, all of them looking one way for the moft part, whichareclofe 
a little turned vp at the brimmes, white and fpotted with a blackilh fpot in the middle 
of them,and fomwhat purplilh at the foot or bottome, of the forme almoft of Broome 
or Peafe flowers, many of which that grow vpward toward the toppe, doe feldomc 
beare fruit, and therefore are gathered to diftill, andthetoppesof thcftalkescutoff, 
tocaufcthcrefttothriuethe better ; after which grow vp long great fmooth greene 
pods, greater then in any other kindc of Pulfc, which grow blacke when they are ripe, 
and conraine within them two, three or foure Beanes, which are fomewhat flatand 
round, eyther white or reddifli, ivhichbeingfullripcgrowblackifli : the rootehath' 
diuers fibres annexed vnto the maine roote, which dyeth euery yeare. 
The French or Kidney Beane fifeth vp atthefirft but with one ftalke, whichafter- 
wards diuideth it fclfe into many armesor branches, euery one of them being fo weak, 
that without they be fuftained with ftickes or poles, whereon with their winding and 
clafpers they take hold, they would lye fruitleflc vpon the ground : vponthefe bran- 
ches grow forth at ieuerall places longfooreftalkes, with euery of them three broade, 
round and pointed greene leaues at the end of them, towards the tops whereof come 
forth diuers flowers, made like vnto Peafe bIo(Tomcs,of the fame colour for the moft 
part that the fruit will be of, that is to fay, eyther white, or yellow, or red, or blackiib, 
orofadeepepurple&c. but white is moft vfuall for our Garden ; after which come 
long and (lender flat pods, fome crooked, and fomeftraight, with a ftringas it were 
running downetbebacke thereof, wherein are contained flattifb round fruit, madeto 
the fafhion of a kidney : the roote is long, and fpreadeth with many fibres annexed vn- 
to ir,perifhing euery yeare. 
The Vfc of thefe Beanes. 
The Garden Beanes ferue (as I faid before) more for the vfe of thcpoorc 
then of the rich : I illati therefore only (hew you the order the poore take 
with them, and leaue curiofity to them that will beftow time vpon them. 
They areonly boyled in faire water and a little fait, and afterwards ftewed 
with fome butter, a little vinegar and pepper being put vnto them, and fo’ 
eaten : or elfe eaten aloneafterthey are boyled without any other fawce. 
The water of the bloffomes diftilled, is vfed to take away f pots, and to cleer 
the skin. The water of the greene huskes or cods is good for the (lone. 
The Kidney Beanes boyled in water huskc and all,oncly the ends cut off, 
andthe firing taken away, and ftewed with butter &c. are efteemed more 
fauory meate to many mens paliatcs, then the former, and are a difli more 
oftentimes at rich mensTables then at the poore. 
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