Article Nº 1410 Plant Vol. II · p. 25
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Original title: Feijoeiro (Phaseolus vulgaris)
The common bean, widely grown in Madeiran gardens; green beans (vaginha) were an export, some 1,800–2,000 baskets weekly before the war.
A papilionaceous legume widely grown in Madeiran vegetable gardens. It seems to be native to America.
The bush or dwarf bean is simply a form of the common bean. Green beans, known as vaginha, are a Madeiran export; before the war some 1800 to 2,000 baskets of vaginha left the island every week during the peak season.