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encourage a vigorous development, it 
will not be necessary to repot them so 
often, nor to apply the stimulative mea¬ 
sures recommended in the shape of bot¬ 
tom heat and rich soil; a fresh supply 
of earth every other season, a moderate 
supply of water, and an occasional soak¬ 
ing of liquid manure will keep them in 
health and sufficient vigour, and they 
may be placed in any part of the house 
where they will most assist the general 
effect. 
BARBERRY. Berberis vulgaris 
(Linn.) Nat. Ord. Berheraceak There 
are six varieties of this fruit grown, for 
the purpose of forming conserves ; they 
are nearly alike in quality and identical 
in management. They delight in a rich 
loamy soil; and having an ornamental 
appearance both in flowers and fruit are 
usually included in shrubbery borders. 
Increase is readily effected by division 
from the root-stock, as they usually pro¬ 
duce a great number of suckers ; the 
only pruning required is an annual thin¬ 
ning of these and the superabundant 
branches. The varieties are the Common 
Red, Long Red, Large lied, Pale-fruited, 
Purple, and Stoneless. 
BASIL. Ocymum (Linn.) Nat. Ord. 
Lahiatce. These herbs were formerly in 
great repute, and are now occasionally 
required for culinary purposes. The 
seed should be sown in gentle heat about 
March, and in May the young plants 
should be transplanted to a warm border; 
just as they begin to flower the stems 
should be cut, and after drying in the 
sun may be kept in bags hung in a dry 
place to be used as required. 
BEAN. Baba vulgaris (De Can¬ 
dolle), Nat. Ord. Leguminoscs. The 
genus above quoted contains only those 
commonly known as Broad Beans; and 
as the cultural remarks require division, 
we shall separate this article into two 
sections: the first applying to the family 
just mentioned, and the second to the 
Erencli or Kidney Beans. As a garden 
crop Broad Beans are usually considered 
rather as an accessory than a prin¬ 
cipal, and their constitutionally hardy 
character allows them to be treated in 
this respect without any detriment; they 
may be grown on land of inferior quality 
to that requisite for the more important 
articles, and afford a good opportunity 
for cleaning ground that may have be¬ 
come foul. For the first crop the ground 
should be prepared in October by dung¬ 
ing and digging, and in November the 
seed may be sown in drills two feet and 
a half apart. It is advisable in preparing 
ground for these beans always to throw 
it into ridges and to sow between them, 
as then a protection is given to the shoots, 
as soon as they appear above the earth, 
by the inequalities of the surface, and it 
is also handier to draw about the stems 
at the future hoeings than when left 
level. Successional sowings must be 
made from January to April, according to 
the demand; and, as it becomes necessary 
to economise the ground, Spinach may 
be sown, or Cabbage Plants to be drawn 
young may be run out between the rows 
of beans. For the earlier sowings either 
of the following kinds may be selected, 
as they are the most hardy :—Mazagan, 
Fan, Token, and Green, Lisbon, Turkey, 
Sword, or Johnson’s Wonderful Long- 
pods. For those required at a later 
period, and, therefore, not sown before 
March, Taylor’s Windsor, Green Wind¬ 
sor, or the Prolific, may be employed ; 
the latter is a remarkably dwarf variety, 
not usually attaining more than two feet 
in height, and an abundant bearer. The 
number of crops and the quantity sown 
each time must, of course, depend on the 
required supply, though four quarts sown 
at three several periods may be regarded 
as sufficient for a moderate family. 
In sowing these beans the drills should 
be drawn from three to four inches deep, 
and the soil should be pressed firmly 
down upon the seed by the action ol the 
feet along the rows or by a roller. 
The French, Kidney, Dwarf, or Hari¬ 
cot Beans, (Fhaseolus vulgaris ,) for they 
are known by all these names, are uni¬ 
versally esteemed, and form a considera¬ 
ble part of the produce of every garden. 
Being originally derived from the East 
Indies, and retaining still their native 
impatience of cold, with us they are 
only a summer crop, and for the little 
time they occupy the ground certainly 
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