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D. M. 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 cultivation 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 Dwarf 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 latitudes the term "butter-beans" is often applied to low 

 growing wax podded sorts. In the south, however, the term "butter-beans" is usually applied to limas. 



DWARF OR BUSH— WAX PODDED SORTS 



/^•i- 11 T\ C Dl 1 \\T Continued experience has satisfied us of the great merit of this variety as the 



Challenge l/Warr Black W aX earliest wax podded bean. 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. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c, postpaid; 



100 Lbs. $21.00 



D>> n ©i^*/"*U \\T This is one of the 



. M. Ferry & Co s Golden Wax earliest and best 



dwarf sorts for the home market and private gardens. The plants 



are erect, compact, and very productive. 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 variety 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 



covered 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 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 



60c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $21.00 

 ... i . tin*. \\T This splendid variety is one of the 



Michigan White Wax earliest dwarf snap beans. It is a 



white-seeded Golden Wax bean of the original Golden Wax quality. 



It is a vigorous and very productive garden variety. The pods are 



abundantly produced and are uniform 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 medium sized, oval, 



clear white. It is a most desirable home garden, market and 



canning sort. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. 



$22.00 



ry ii o «_ r» £ \\T The plants are a little more 



Grenell KUSt rrOOt Wax upright and hardier than our 



Golden j Wax. The handsome 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. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $21.00 



■n c \\r The stock we off er is very productive, early and 



Ketllgee Wax of superior 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 splashed with a bluish black. Pkt. 10c; 



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



Keeney's Rustless Golden Wax very hardy 3 and prS 



ductive second early or intermediate sort are strong, vigorous 

 and have short runners, and rather small smooth leaves. The pods 

 are about five inches long, oval-flat, stringless, light yellow, wax- 

 like and handsome. Seed similar to a light colored Golden Wax. 

 Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $19.00 



r» !•£• tit' r>l l e J J This improved strain of 



Prolific Wax, Black Seeded Black wax we offer 



under this name is exceptionally 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 intermediate in 

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

 of medium 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, light golden yellow color and remain a long 

 time in condition for use as snaps. Seed small, oblong, jet black. 

 Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $21.00 



D. M. Ferry & Co's Golden Wax 



Not less than 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hundred pound prices do not include transportation: 

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



