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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



BEANS— DWARF OR BUSH 

 GREEN PODDED SORTS 



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The green podded dwarf sorts are perhaps the most important class of garden beans and are probably more extensively used 

 for snaps than the wax podded varieties, although the latter are considered by many as the more attractive in appearance. The 

 green podded sorts are as a rule the more productive, being less sensitive to unfavorable conditions of soil and climate and of 

 late years have been less susceptible to bean diseases, 



17 4- 17 1 D £ "^^ extremely early, green podded sort furnishing round, fleshy, light green pods which are 



HfXtra. Harly IverUgee sllghtly curved, of medium size, about five inches long and of fine quality. The plants are a 

 little smaller, more upright, and the leaves a little larger than those of the late Refugee, and the seed much the same in shape 

 and color. Oiu' stock is uniform, the vines ripening pods well together and long before those of the Refugee or Thousand to 

 One. Seed long, cylindrical, rounded at ends, drab, nearly cover- 

 ed with dark jjiu-ple blotches. This is an excellent snap bean for 

 early markets and stands shipment well. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 30c; 

 2 Lbs. 50c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $17.50 



T> J "v 11 c?' \\T 1 "While this does not differ 



KOUna Yellow blX Weeks, greatlv from the Early Yellow 

 Imoroved Round Pod Kidney Six Weeks in the appearance 

 improvea £\OUna roa ^^ ^j^^ plants, the pods are shorter, 



much thicker, fleshier and mature earlier; the plants are usually 



shorter and more compact. The pods are about four and one-half 



inches long, attractive light green and are desirable for early snaps 



for the home garden and market. Seed medium sized, round, light 



yellow with darker marking about eye. Pkt, 15c; Lb. 30c; 2 Lbs. 50c. 



postpaid; 100 Lbs. $17.50 



Early Yellow Kidney Six Weeks hardy ^vaHe^ty,°kn 



also as Long Yellow Six Weeks, are large, vigorous, erect and very 

 productive. The leaves are large. The pods are long, about six 

 inches, straight, flat, handsome, rather light green and when 

 young are of good quality for snaps. Seed medium sized, long, liid- 

 ney shaped, light yellow with small brownish circle about the eye. 

 This is early mattiring and a fine shipper. It is much used for the 

 home garden and market. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 30c; 2 Lbs. 50c. postpaid; 

 100 Lbs. $17.50 



»j . .£ I This excellent dwarf, green podded sort is similar in 



OOUntirUl appearance to Early Yellow Kidney Six Weeks but is 



of much better quality. The vines are vigorous and productive. 



The pods are very long, six to seven inches, straight, broad, rtat, 



light green, of handsome appearance and absolutely stringless for 



snaps. They are tender and brittle much longer than most sorts. 



The pods are longer, broader and have much longer tips than those 



of Long Yellow Six Weeks. Seed medium sized, kidney shaped. light 



yellow with brownish circle about eye. Bountiful is a most desir- 

 able early sort for snaps for the home garden. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 30c; 



2 Lbs. 50c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $17.50 



c J. 1? 1 D J For snaps there is nothing superior 



Hxtra Harly KOUnd to this variety among the dwarf green 

 Prkd R*ad Val#aritin«a podded sorts both for the home and 

 £ uu ixcu V aiciiLiiic ntarket garden and many prefer it to the 



wax varieties. The plants are of medium size, erect, with dark green 



leaves. The pods are of medium length, about four and one-half 



inches, medium green color, curved, cylindrical, with crease in back, 



very fleshy, crisp and tender. Where the young plants have to con- 

 tend with adverse conditions, no other dwarf bean is more certain 



than the Valentines are to set pods. Seed loug, of medittm size and 



unsymmetrical in shape, purplish pink splashed with pale buff. AVe 



know of no stock of Red Valentine which can be compared with that 



we offer in uniformly high quality of pod. Our strain combines in 



high degree all the good qualities of the sort, Pkt. 15c; Lb. 35c; 



2 Lbs. 60c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 



121 1 \/" 1 «■• ^ "^^'"y l^ai'dy ^'id productive green podded 



DlaCK V aientine sort with strong, vigorous vines. The pods 



are nearly round or slightly flattened but very handsome, are much 



longer, straighter and less fleshy than Red Valentine, the plant a little 



more spreading, and in season a little later. A large crop can be 



depended on and the product is very attractive on the market. It 



is very extensively used for shipping. The pods are medium dark 



green and about six inches long. Seed small to medium sized, black, 



oblong, slightly flattened. Pkt. 1 5c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c. postpaid; 



100 Lbs. $19.00 



X«.^«««o^^ r* ««.«.« P^J '^^^^ ^^^'^y intermediate snap bean 

 1 ennessee v»reeil rou. is very popular in some sections of 



the south and where known in other parts of the country is con 



sidered of exceptional merit. It is the longest podded dwarf sort. 



The plants are large, somewhat spreading and prolific. The foliage 



is dark green, with leaves large and crumpled. The pods are very 



long, often six to seven inches, flat, irregular in shape, bright but 



rather dark green and of exceptionally fine flavor. The green shell 



pods are much depressed between seeds. Seed of medium size, oval, 



flat, yellowish brown in color. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c. 



postpaid; 100 Lbs. $28.00 



Giant Stringless Green Pod 



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

 it ordered shipped prepaid add 8c per pound to the 100 pound price. We do 7iot put up half pounds of hean». 



