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



J^FTl M^ DWARP, BUSH OR SINAP 



JL^r%i^^O WAX-PODDBD SORTS-Contin 

 ^ ^ »/ *- M/^ "v^ This is the most liardy and productive 

 C«*C/*vJ WW C*^^ wax-podded bush beau iu cultivation. 

 The pods are invariably long, white, straight and haudsouie. The 

 vine is rustless and very vigorous, bearing its pods near the center in clus- 

 ters. When young, the pods are brittle, crisp and tender. Seed kidney-shaped, 

 clear white and excellent for baking. One of the best for shipping as snap 

 beans and of the greatest value as a market variety. The length, uniformly 

 perfect shape and fine color of the pods, and the clear white seed, make this 

 one of the best for canners. It is just what they want, a long, straight, clear 

 white pod which does not discolor in canning. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; (^t. 40c; 

 i qts. $1.50; ?^ Bushel $2.oO 



GoidetX CrOte^Tl WCL^ bean is a cross between the 



Yosemite Wax and the Ivory Pod Wax, and combines the good qualities of 



each, while eliminating their defects. The vine is vigorous growing, with large 



leaves, and is very productive. The beautiful, golden colored pods are as 



la,rge as, and even better in quality than those of the Yosemite, and are won- 



(irerfully well filled and perfect in shape. The beans are wliite, thus avoiding 



/the disagreeable discoloring in cooking, which is so objectionable in the pods 



^ /of the black seeded sorts. Pkt.lOc; Pt.30c; Qt.50; 4Qts.$1.7o; ^Bushel $3.00 



/scarlet flageolet wax. This variety seems to do especially 



/' well in the south, awl is a favorite with many truck farmers. The large, 



strqag growing and erect vines produce very long, flat, rather^oarse, but 



beautifully wax-like pods which, though often curved and twisteoTSi^ always 



liandsome. Seed larfre. flat, bright red. Pkt. 10c; Pt. i5c; (^t. 40c; 



-/4 Qts. $1.50; Bushel $8.00 



/ VIOLET FLAGEOLET WAX. Known also as Perfection Wax. Plant 

 very large, with large, light green leaves. Pods very long and large, being 

 longer than those of the Scarlet Flageolet Wax, also more twisted. When 

 well grown it is one of the most showy of wax beans. The pods are a little 

 la^r in coming into use than the Scarlet Flageolet. Seed 

 large and of a dark violet color. It is well adapted to the 

 /south. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; 



j/ H Bushel $2.50 

 CRYSTAL WHITE WAX. Distinct but not strictly a 

 wax bean. Very desirable for snaps or pickles. Vines large, 

 spreading, very productive. Pods greenish-white, short, 

 curved, round or thicker than wide, with crease in the back, 

 very fleshy and brittle. Seed small, oval, white. Pkt.lOc; 

 Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.50: Bushel $9.00 



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/ C7iEBJV^r07}T>ET} SOT^TS /'exTRA EARLY ROUND POD ^noSI Xl 



DPn VAI FMTIMF "o^ ^ this variety among the 

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EXTRA EARLY REFUGEE lUSff^fuS.: 



ing an oval, fleshy pod of fine quality. The vines are a lit- 

 tle smaller and more upright growing and the leaves dis- 

 tinctly lighter colored than those of the late Refugee, 

 though the seed is much tlie same in shape and color. Our 

 stock has been selected with great care and is uniform, all 

 the vines ripening their pods well together and long before 



those of the common Refugee are usable. Seed long, nearly 



covered with dark purple blotches. Pkt. 10c 

 Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; Bushel $6.00 



t. 20c; 



older green -podded sorts and 

 many prefer it to the wax varieties. Vine erect, with coarse, 

 dark green leaves; pods medium length, curved, cylindrical, 

 with crease in back, very fleshy, crisp and tender; seed 

 long, of medium size and unsymmetrical in shape, pink, 

 marbled with red. Lack of symmetry in the seed of this 

 variety is an indication of superior fleshiness and good 

 qjiality in the pods. We know of no stock of Red Valen- 

 tine which can be compared with that we offer in tender- 

 ness and high quality of pod. Many different strains of 

 Valentine are offered under shghtly varying names, each claiming to be a 

 great and distinct improvement. We have carefully tested a great many 

 strains claimed to be improvements, both in trials and in large fields, 

 and Jiave found none tliat we are willing to substitute for our old 

 stotfK which combines in a high degree all the good qualities of the sort. 

 Bfet. 10c: Pt. 20c; Qt.30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; Bushel $6.00 



/STRINGLESS GREEN POD tr^J^[-, ^^■g'r.^.ri/'r7^r^^: 



healthy and very productive. The pods are larger and a little coarser in 

 texture than those of the Valentine, biit are quite as fleshy and remain crisp 

 and tender longer. They mature a little later: seed reddish-brown in color. 

 Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 3oc; 4 Qts. $1.25: Bushel $6.50 



T'/>rtn^ r C^gy drgygf-n ^g^rl ^^'^^ dwarf, snap bean, 



^JSTl Tl g>l «Jjg g ^JjT^^U -'^•r^_ although new to the seed 



trade, has for several years been grown in the south, and wherever known 



is freely spoken of. in tem)S of highest praise. Vine prolific; foliage dark 



green, with leaves large and crumpled; pods long, flat, very irregular in 



shape, bright green and of most excellent qualitj-. Seed of medium size, 



oval, flat, yellowish-brown in color. After careful selection we have devel- 



)ped a uniformly true stock of the variety which we know will give splendid 



satisfaction. See cut in Supplement. Pkt. 16c; 4 Packets 60c. 



ROUND YELLOW SIX WEEKS, Improved Round Pod. While 



this variety does not differ from the Early Yellow Kidney Six Weeks in size 



or general appearance of the vine, the pods are shorter, very much thicker 



and more fleshy. Moreover, while retaining the vigor and hardiness of the 



old sort, it is fully one week earlier. Seed round, yellow ish-drab, with slightly 



^arker marking about the eye; much shorter than Kidney Six Weeks. 



,/ Pkt.lOc; Pt.20c; Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; Bushel $6.00 



♦'MARBLEHEAD early horticultural, a strain developed 

 from the old Horticultural, in which the pods and beans are darker and 

 ^vhich mature a little earlier. This is the earliest green shelled bean and of 

 the finest quality. Pkt. 10c: Pt. 15c; Qt.25c: 4 Qts. 75c: Bushel $5.00 

 DWARF HORTICULTURAL. Vines very productive, compact, up- 

 right, with large leaves. Pods medium length, cylindrical, curved, with 

 sprashes of bright red on a yellowish ground. They become fit for use as 

 green shelled beans very early, and in this condition the beans are very 

 large, easily shelled and are about equal to the Lima in quality, although 

 of quite different form. Seed large, oval, plump and nearly covered with 

 splashes of bright red. Pkt. lOo : Pt. 15o; Qt.26c ; 4Qts.75c; Bu.$6.00 

 2/ Beans are ordered by mail or express, prepaid, add 10 cents per pint, 16 cents per quart, for charges. 



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Dwarf Horticultural Bean. 



