D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 15 



Beans— Pole or Running 



CULTURE— Pole Beans are even more sensitive to cold and vi-et as well as to droughts and hot ^^ind3, than the dwarf 

 varieties, but are of superior quality and productiveness. After settled warm weather, set poles four to eight feet long in 

 rows four feet apart and ext<;nuing north and south, the poles being three feet apart in the row. Let the poles slant slightly 

 toward the north. Set in this way the vines chmb better, and the pods are straighter and more easily seen. Around each 

 stake plant five to eight beans two inches deep. When well started thin to four plants, and see that ihey all climb around the 

 pole in the same way, for they will not grow if tied up in tjie opposite direction. Another plan is to plant in rows thickly 

 enough so that there will be one plant to eight or ten inches. Set posts five feet high firmly at each end of the rows and 

 drive stakes made of 2x2 lumber at intervals of about sixteen feet along the rows. Stretch a wire, size number 10 or 12, be- 

 tween the posts along each row, and fasten it to the tops of the stakes with wire staples. Run a lighter wire or twine along 

 the bottom alx)ut six inches from the ground and fasten to the posts and stakes with wire staples. Between these two stretch 

 ^Tvire or twine wherever there is a plant. The vines will run up these until they reach the top wire, when they will care for 

 inemselves. Another way is to omit the bottom wire and stick small stakes two to six inches in the soil and fasten to top wire. 



\/'yiV\\¥gh i^t^fksi&o Rsif*'k This variety is especially valuable for its extreme earliness and its habit of per- 



/»'■■■••" ^1 CCI9C m^tXVfWk fecting all "of its pods within a short time. Vines small to medium, but vigorous, 



and in good soil wonderfully productive, bearing round, quite flesh}- pods in clusters of from four to twelve. Pods medium 



length, silvery-green, of the best quality as snaps and stand shipping better than most sorts. The beans are too small to 



l)e of much Value when shelled green, but are of verv superior quality baked. Seed small, oval, very white and hard. 



yPkt. lOc; Ft. 25c: Qt. 35c: 4 Ots. $1.25; Bushel $6.50 



yEfkt^lv tfv^lHon i^lll&t-fkt^ WskV A well known, early and very beautiful sort. Vines large, strong 



yCClI IJ «:«VIUGII VflUSiCl M QA growing, vigorous; hardy: Jeaflets large, light green, crimped; 



pods six to eight inches long, borne in abundant clusters, each containing from three to six pods, varying in color from 



golden yellow to creamy white. They are broad, thick and fleshy, deeply creased along the edge to which the beans are 



attached, of the verv best quality, and stav in condition for use a long time. Seed flattened, oval, dull white in color. 



Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.60; Bushel $9.00 



GoldeinCarmine Horticultural ^L^S 



is strikmgly hanHsome, especially as the golden yellow pods mature 

 and take on brilliant splashes of bright carmine red. Remarkably 

 good in other points also, being early, very productive and of excellent 

 quality. As a wax-podded snap it is tender, brittle, stringless and fine 

 flavored. Later in maturity, in common with other Horticultural 

 beans, it is unsurpassed when shelled either green or dry. Vine similar 

 to Mammoth Podded Horticultural, leaf a little larger and foliage a 

 bright yellowish-green. The veiy large pods are six to eight inches 

 long, straight and verj' broad. A bean of 

 such marked excellence and withal so at- 

 tractive in shape and color, will certainly 

 come rapidly into general favor. See Cut „r j,, 



m .S'u/jpZe?nent Pkt. 25c: 5 Packets $1.00 ^^^ f 



/Dutch Case Knife 



Vines moderately vigorous, climbing 



well, hut twining more loosely than 



some, and so may be ased for a corn 



hill bean. Leaves large, crumpled; 



pods very long, flat, irregular, 

 . green, but becoming creamy- 

 white as they mature: beans 



broad, kidney-shaped, flat, 



^lear white and of^ excellent 



quality green or dry. Pkt. 10c: 



Bt. 20c: Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; 



.«ushel $6:00 ^ 



|/London Horticultural, or 

 Speckled Cranberry's 



erately vigorous, with large, light colored leaves; 

 pods short, broad, pale green, but becoming 

 streaked with bright red: beans large, ovate, 

 splashed and spotted with wine-red and of the 

 .,.,,, , , ^highest quality either green or drv. Many peo- 



ple like them better than the Limas. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 20c; Ot. 30c; 4 Ots. $1.00; 

 /Bushel $6.00 % ' -c ' 



(/Mammoth Podded Horticultural Pole 



Similar in general character to the London Horticultural but larger in every 

 way. The mammoth pods are striped and splashed with exceedingly brilliant 

 crimson. The beans, when fit for use. are of immense size and of the finest 

 quality, and when dry are colored and marked in the same way as the pods. 

 This variety has been sold under many names, such as Worcester, Hampden 

 aad Mugwump Pole, but a great deal of the stock offered has been impure, 

 itoany plants being like London Horticultural. We have developed a stock 



/T^'f^ ^IP^'L^ *°^ ^1"'? ^J'l^^^^ ^^1 ^^o plant it. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c: 

 / 4 Qts. $1.2o; Bnsnel $6.o0 ^ 



l/HentUCkV Wonder P'^ splendid variety, introduced 

 ^ "ff / c i'\- y*f"""^* by us in 1885, has since been 



offered as Seek->o-Further. and was introduced in 1891 as a novelty, 



under the name of Old Homestead. Vine vigorous, climbing well 



and very productive, bearing its pods in large clusters; blossoms 



white; pods green, very long, often reaching nine or ten inches, 



nearly round when young and very crisp, becoming very irregular 



A^n^/?°°^^^ ^ ^^® .^l^^'^ ^'P^°- Seed long. oval, dun-colored. 



An early and very prolific sort, with showv pods which are most ex- 

 cellent for snaps. It is sometimes catalogued as being the same as 



Southern Prolific, but this is an error, as the latter is two weeks later 



Bushef r 0?^"" ^ ^"* *^' ^- ^^"^^ ^*- ^^*^5 4 Qts. $1.25; 



White Crease Back Bsah. 



// Beans are ordered by mail or express, prepaid, add 10 cents per 

 pint, 15 cents per quart, for charges. 



Kentucky 

 Wonder Bean. 



