CHAP. 33.—THE KIDNEY-BEAN.
The pod of the chick-pea is rounded, while in other legu-
minous plants it is long and broad, like the seed which it
contains; in the pea, again, it is of a cylindrical form. In
the case of the kidney-bean [Note] it is usual to eat the pod together
with the seed. This last may be sown in all kinds of soils
indifferently, between the ides of October [Note] and the calends of
November. [Note] As soon as ever the leguminous plants begin to
ripen, they ought to be plucked, for the pods will very soon
open and the seed fall out, in which case it is very difficult to
find: the same is the case, too, with the lupine. But before
we pass on to the lupine, it will be as well to make some mention of the rape. [Note]
