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D. M. FERRY & CO'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, by •'butter beans" is usually meant limas. 



DWARF OR BUSH— WAX PODDED SORTS 



^i ]| T\ C Dl 1 \\T Continued experience has satisfied us of the great merit of this variety as the earliest 



l^nailenge UWarf EuaCK W ax 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 bf 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. $25.00 



Djui r* o r< > r< ij \\T This is one of the earliest 



. M. rerry & Co s Golden Wax 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 ex- 

 tensively 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. $25.00 

 »»• i . xirv*. \\r This splendid variety is one of the 



Michigan W hlte W ax 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, com- 

 paratively 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. (See further description, 



page 3) Pkt. 15c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $27.50 



The plants are a little more upright 

 and hardier than our Golden 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. 15c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 



Lbs. $24.00 

 I? C XKT r ^ tie stoc ^ we offer is very productive, early and of 



■KetUgee Wax 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. 15c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 



100 Lbs. $25.00 



Keeney's Rustless Golden Wax ha?dy an a nd° proauctlvl 



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. 15c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. 

 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $24.00 



D. M. Ferry & Go's Detroit Wax dwarf Tort are ls hai-dy 



and productive. The 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 markings about the eye. This is 



used for the home garden as well as market and shipping. Pkt. 15c; 



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

 D 1*£* X\7 T>\ 1 O J J This improved strain of Black 



FrOlltlC W aX, BlaCK Oeedea 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. 15c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



Xot 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. 



Grenell Rust Proof Wax 



Michigan White Wax 



