SC - Time to give something back

[Vicki Strassburg Eldredge]

> TerryD at Health.State.OK.US writes:
> 
> << Since there are more varieties of beans than I have encountered, I
> leave
> the
>  question of precise identification open for further research.  
>  
>  Bear >>
> 
> Was there any accompanying text with the illustration that you cited which
> could shed any light on the matter? My possible illumination of a long
> green
> bean was merely a decorative element on the page and completely unrelated
> to
> the text. :-(
> 
> Ras
> 
It was being used as a decorative illustration.  The particular piece is The
Bean Eater by Annibale Carracci (1560-1609).  

Looking at a better reproduction from the wife's collection, the colors run
more toward tan, so it could be black-eyed peas which are being eaten.

I think the Italian title may be Mangafagioli.  If so, according to Root,
the fagioli refers specifically to haricot beans.  Unfortunately, we still
have the problem of artistic license.

Thanks for passing on the information about the coloration of cowpeas.

While rooting around in my stacks, I came across the information that your
Yard Long Beans are Vigna unguiclata sesquipedalis and are also commonly
named asparagus beans or Goa beans.

Bear
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