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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



BEANS 



No crop responds more readily than Beans to good soil and cultivation. A light, rich, well drained loam which was manured 

 for the previous crop is the most desirable. If too rank manure is used it is apt to make the plant run too much to vine. 



Beans are very sensitive to both cold and wet and it is useless to plant them before the ground has become dry and warm. 

 The largest returns will result from planting in drills from two to three feet apart. Cover the seed one and one-half to two inches 

 deep and thin the young plants three to six inches apart in the row. If planted in hills, make the hills about two feet apart each 

 way. For succession, plant at intervals of one to two weeks till midsummer. The plants up to the time of blossoming should 

 have frequent shallow cultivation, but any mutilation of the roots by ctdtivation after the plants come into bloom is likely to 

 cause the blossoms to blast and so cut off the crop. Cultivation should always be very shallow and it is useless to expect a 

 crop from a field so poorly prepared as to need deep stirring after planting. 



We give careful attention to selecting and improving the different varieties and keeping them pure and we invite the 

 most critical comparison of our stocks with those of any other grower. 



The varieties of garden beans we offer have been separated for convenience into five groups: Wax Podded Dwai'f or Bush 

 sorts, Green Podded Dwarf or Bush sorts. Dwarf Limas, Pole or Running sorts 

 and Pole Limas. Nearly all of these sorts, except the Limas, are suitable when 

 young for use as snaps, which in some localities are called "snapshorts." The 

 low growing sorts are called Bunch beans in some sections. In northern lati- 

 tudes the term "butter-beans" is often applied to low growing wax podded 

 sorts. In the south, however, by "butter-beans" is usually meant limas. 



DWARF OR BUSH— WAX PODDED SORTS 



Challenge Dwarf Black Wax ^"^"^^ -"'^ experience has. satisfied 



as the earliest wax podded bean. 



us of the great merit of this variety 

 In all our many comparisons of this bean 



with other extra early sorts, we have found it the first to give a full picking 

 of pods which were of very excellent quality. The plants, although small, 

 are compact and erect, bearing pods well up from the ground. The pods 

 are an attractive medium yellow in color, medium sized, about four and one- 

 fourth inches long, roundish oval, considerably curved, fleshy, crisp, tender 

 and stringless. Seed jet black, longer and more curved than Prolific Wax. 

 We consider this the best first early wax bean for the home or market garden. 

 Pkt. 15c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $23.00 



D. M. Ferry & Co*S Golden Wax best dwarf sorts^foTthe ho^e 

 market and private gardens. The plants are erect, compact, and very pro- 

 ductive. The pods are of medium length, four and one-half to five inches, 

 nearly straight, broad, flat, golden yellow, very fleshy and wax-like. The va- 

 riety cooks quickly as snaps, shelling well when green, and is of superior 

 quality used in either way. Seed medium sized, oval, white, more or less cov- 

 ered with two shades of purplish red. The amount and shade of color on this 

 and all parti-colored beans will be affected greatly by conditions of soil and 

 ripening. This very extensively used sort was introduced by us in 1876. We 

 are convinced by many careful tests that none of the so-called improved 

 strains is equal to the seed we offer of this standard variety. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 40c; 

 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $23.00 



1iyi:^U:^ IX/U:*^ \\r^^, "^^^^ splendid variety is one of the earliest 



IVllCnigan White Wax dwarf snapbeans. It is a white-seeded Gold- 

 en Wax bean of the original Golden Wax quality. It is a vigorous and very 

 productive garden variety. The pods are abundantly produced and are uni- 

 form in size and color which is a very attractive light golden yellow. They 

 are four and one-half to five inches long, comparatively broad, meaty and of 

 the same superior quality as our Golden Wax. Seed mediuin sized, oval, clear 

 white. It is a most desirable home garden, market and canning sort. (See 

 further description, page 3) Pkt. 15c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 

 Lbs. $24.00 



C^^^^W D.,<>«. Xi^^^C WT , "^^^e plants are a little more upright and 



Virenell KUSt rrOOr Wax hardlerthanourGolden wax. The hand- 

 some deep yellow pods are about five inches long, are broader and flatter than 

 our Golden Wax but are slightly inferior in quality. This variety is sometimes 

 called an Improved Golden Wax and is popular with some gardeners. Pkt 15c- 

 Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs, 60c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $21.00 



P aAiotaa \hl'^^ '^^^^ stock we offer is very productive, early and of superior 



iverugee wax quality. The plants are very vigorous and branching. 

 The pods are four to five inches long, thick, fleshy, round, stringless and wax- 

 like, being of a clear, light yellow color. Seed medium sized, cylindrical, 

 rounded at ends, yellowish drab, heavily splashetl with a bluish black 

 Pkt. 15c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $24.00 



Keeney's Rustless Golden Wax Si S-SS^ule's^J^oKarf/S 



mtermediate sort are strong, vigorous and have short runners, and rather 

 small smooth leaves. The pods are about five inches long, oval-flat, strino-less 

 light yellow, wax-like and handsome. Seed similar to a light colored Golden 

 Wax. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $21.00 



D M F*»rrv Mr Cn^ta ^Afrr^;^ \A/>»v The vines of this early dwarf 

 r^u , rerry 02: ^O S Uetroit Wax sort are hardy and productive. 

 Ihe plants are very erect. The pods are attractive light yellow, straight, 

 broad and flat, and are about four to four and one-half inches in length. Seed 

 medium sized, oval, white with more or less irregular dark brown or black 

 ma,rkings about the eye. This is used for the home garden as well as market 

 and shippmg. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $21.00 



Prolific Wav RlarL- <^^<>r1<>r1 This improved strain of Black Wax 

 5? n ^ . •> *^*^C,*^ ;^eeaea we offer under this name is excep- 

 tionally productive, very hardy, reliable and of the best quality. It is very 

 extensively used for snaps for the home garden and market, the plants are 

 medium sized, erect in growth, with small foliage, very vigorous, early inter- 

 mediate in season with longer bearing period than most sorts. The pods are 

 of niedium length, four and one-fourth to four and one-half inches, borne well 

 up from the ground, curved, cylindrical and fleshy. They are of a clear, fight 

 golden yellow color and remain a long time in condition for use as snaps. Seed 

 $23.00 ' 3«<^ black. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. Golden Wax 



if o^-dlrl7\h^Z\'J^ J^ZTJh ^f/i^^ ^^^ pound rate One hundred pound prices do not include transportation: 

 U oiaeied shipped prepaid add 8c per pound to the 100 pound price. We do not put up half pounds of beans 



