requires a ftove to preferve ir through the winter in 
England. 
The fifth fort has been long cultivated in the Engufh 
gardens for the beauty of its fcarlet flowers ; this hath 
twining ftalks, which, if properly fupported^ will rife 
ro the height of twelve or fourteen feet ; the leaves 
are finaller than thofe of the common Kidney-bean. 
The flowers grow in large fpikes, and are much 
larger than thofe of the common Kidney-bean, and 
of a deep fcarlet colour-, the pods are large and 
rough, and the feeds are purple marked with black. 
This fort requires no other treatment than the com- 
mon fort, but the ftalks fhould have tall flakes put 
down by them to twine round, otherwife they will fall 
on the ground, which will foon cauie tnern to rot. 
Although this fort is chiefly cultivated for the beauty 
of its flowers at prefent, yet I would recommend it 
as the beft fort for the table ; and whoever will make 
trial of this, I dare fay muft prefer it to all the other 
kinds yet known. 
The fifth fort grows naturally in the warmeft part 
of America, fo will not thrive in England out of a 
ftove ; and as the chief beauty of it is in the 
feeds, which are half fcarlet and the other half black, 
fo thefe may be procured from abroad better than 
raifed here. 
1 jfhall now mention thofe forts of Kidney-beans 
which are cultivated in the Englifh gardens to fupply 
the table, which are few in companion of the number 
already known, though thefe are not many of them 
valuable, and are only cultivated becaufe they re- 
quire lefs care, or will come a little forwarder in the 
feafon, for they are inferior in tafte to the others ; 
however, as there are fome perfons who efteem them 
for their qualities before-mentioned, fo I fhall put 
them down in the order of their ripening for ufe. 
The three forts which are ufually cultivated for early 
crops, are the fm all white Dwarf, the Dwarf black, 
which is called the Negro-bean, and the Liver Colour 
Bean. The ftalks of thefe are never very long, fo 
may be planted much nearer together'than the larger 
growing kinds, and they require but little fupport ; 
fo thefe are planted on hot-beds under frames, or in 
pots which are placed in ftoves, to come early in 
the fpring, for which purpofe they are better adapted 
than any of the other ; but they are not to be com- 
pared with fome of the others for goodnefs ; but as 
they may be had at a time when the others cannot be 
fo well obtained, fo they are generally cultivated in 
the gardens ; and where there are not the convenience 
of ftoves or frames for railing them very early, they 
are planted in warm borders near hedges, walls, or 
pales, where they will be fit for ufe a fortnight earlier 
than the other forts. 
The next to thefe are the Eatterfea and Canterbury 
Kidney- beans ; thefe do not ramble far, and produce 
their flowers near the root, fo bear plentifully for fome 
time : the Batterfea Bean is the forwarder of the two, 
but the other will continue bearing much longer ; they 
are both better flavoured than either of the three for- 
mer forts, but when they begin to be large are very 
ftringy and tough. 
There are two or three, forts of Kidney-beans culti- 
vated with ere£l ftalks, which want no fupport, as they 
do not put out any twining ftalks ; thefe are much 
cultivated by the gardeners for that reafon, as alfo 
for their producing a great plenty of pods ; but they 
are inferior in goodnefs to all the other, efpecially that 
fort with black and white feeds, whofe pods have a 
rank flavour, and, when boiled, become foft and 
meally ; fo this fhould never be propagated by per- 
fons of tafte. 
The beft forts for the table are the fcarlet Bloftom- 
bean before-mentioned, and a white Bean of the fame 
fize and fhape, which appears to be only a variety of 
the fcarlet, as it differs in no other refpqfl but the 
colour of the flowers and feeds, being equal in fize and 
flavour. And next to thefe is the large Dutch. Kid- 
ney-bean, which grows as tall as either of theft, fo 
muft be fupported by flakes, otherwife their ftalks 
will trail upon the ground and fpoih The fort with 
fcarlet flowers is preferable to this -in goodnefs, afid is 
alfo hardier ; and although it will not come fp,early as 
fome of the dwarf kinds, yet as it will continue, bear- 
ing till the froft puts a flop to it in the autumn, fo it 
is much preferable to either of them ; for .the. pods 
of this fort when old, are feldom fcringy, and have a 
better flavour than the young pods of thofe. forts, and 
will boil greener ; and where -this- is. fown in the fame 
fituation and foil as the Batterfea-bean, it will not be 
a fortnight later. 
All the forts of Kidney-beans are propagated by feeds, 
which are too tender to be.. fown in the open air before 
the middle of April ; for if the weather, fhould be 
cold and wet after they are \ in the ground, they will 
fooil rot ; or if the morning frofts fhould happen after 
the plants come up, they will be deftxoyed ; therefore 
the beft way to have early Kidney-beans, where there, 
is no convcnicncy of frames for railing them, is to fow 
the feeds in rows pretty elofegipon a moderate hot- 
bed, the latter end of March, or the beginning of 
April. If the heat of the bed is fufficient to bring up 
the plants, it will be enough ; this bed fhould be arched 
over with hoops, that it may be covered with mats 
every night, or in bad 'weather. In this bed the. plants 
may ftand till they have put out their trifoliate leaves, 
then they fhould be carefully taken up, and tranf- 
planted in warm borders near hedges, pales or walls. 
If the feafon proves dry at the time of removing them,, 
the plants fhould be gently watered to forward their 
taking new root, and afterward they muft .be mana- 
ged in the fame way as thofe which are fown in the 
full ground. Thefe tranfplanted Beans will not grow 
fo ftrong as thofe which are not removed, nor will 
they continue fo long in bearing, but they will come 
at leaft a fortnight earlier than thofe which are fown int 
the full ground. 
The firft crop intended for the full ground, fhould 
be put in about the middle of April ; but thefe iliouid 
have a warm fituation and a dry foil, otherwife the 
feeds will rot in the ground ; or if the weather fhould 
prove fo favourable as to bring up the plants, yet there 
will be danger of their being killed by morning frofts, 
which frequently happen the beginning of May. 
The fecond crop, which fhould be one of the three 
large forts laft mentioned, fhould be fown about the 
middle of May. Thefe will come into 'llliShg before 
the early kinds are over, and if they are of the fcarlet 
fort, will continue fruitful till the frail deftroys the 
plants in the autumn, and thefe will be good as long 
as they laft. The manner of planting them is to draw* 
f hallow furrows with a hoe, at about three feet and: 
a half diftance from each other, into which you fhould 
drop the feeds 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 feafon is favourable, the plants will begin to 
appear in about a week’s time after lowing, and foon 
after will raife their heads upright ; therefore, when 
the Items are advanced above ground, you fhould 
gently draw a little earth up to them, obferving to do 
it when the ground is dry, which will preferve them 
from being injured by fharp winds ; but you Ihould 
be careful not to draw any of the earth over their feed- 
leaves, which would rot them, or at leaft greatly re- 
tard their growth. After this, they will require no 
farther care but to flick them when the plants begin 
to run, and to keep them clear from weeds until they 
produce fruit, when they fhould be carefully gathered 
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 weakened thereby. 
The large forts of Kidney-bean mull be planted at a 
greater diftance, row from row ; for as thefe grow very 
tail, fo if the rows are not at a greater diftance, the 
fun and air will be excluded from the middle rows, 
therefore thefe fhould _ not be lefs than four feet dift 
tance row from row ; and when the plants’ are about 
four inc.es high, the ftakes fhould be thrall into the 
