The other leguminous plants, whether native or of Oriental origin, have been familiar to it for centuries; it has tested their virtues year by year, and, confiding in the lessons of the past, it bases its forethought for the future upon ancient custom.

The haricot is avoided as a newcomer, whose merits it has not yet learned.
The insect emphatically informs us that with us the haricot is of recent date.

It has come to us from a distant country: and assuredly from the New World.

Every edible vegetable attracts its consumers.

If it had originated in the Old World the haricot would have had its licensed consumers, as have the pea, the lentil, and the broad bean.