The arrow leaves, three feet long, on stalks three feet high, like gigantic Arums, are Tanias, {313f} whose roots are excellent.

The plot of creeping convolvulus-like plants, with purple flowers, is the Sweet, or true, Potato.

{313g} And we must not overlook the French Physic-nut, {313h} with its hemp like leaves, and a little bunch of red coral in the midst, with which the Negro loves to adorn his garden, and uses it also as medicine; or the Indian Shot, {313i} which may be seen planted out now in summer gardens in England.

The Negro grows it, not for its pretty crimson flowers, but because its hard seed put into a bladder furnishes him with that detestable musical instrument the chac-chac, wherewith he accompanies nightly that equally detestable instrument the tom-tom.
The list of vegetables is already long: but there are a few more to be added to it.

For there, in a corner, creep some plants of the Earth-nut, {314a} a little vetch which buries its pods in the earth.