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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



BEANS 



No crop responds more readily than Beans to ^ood soil and cultivation. A light, rich, well drained loam whicb 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 t. 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 di'ills 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 



/^U 11 r\ £ Dl 1 WT Continued experience has satisfied us of the great merit of this variety as the earliest 



i^nallenge Uwarr £51aCk Wax 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. Tlifr" 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 German Wax. We 



consider this the best first 



early wax bean for the home 



or market garden. Pkt. 10c; 



Pt.45c;Qt.75c; 4Qts.$2.75 



D. M. Ferry & Go's 

 Golden Wax ™fi\Tr! 



liest and best dwarf sorts for 

 the home market and pri- 

 vate 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 i-ed. The amount 

 and shade of color on this 

 and all parti-colored beans 

 will be affected greatly by 

 conditions of soil and ripen- 

 ing. This very extensively 

 used sort was introduced by 

 us in 1876. We are convinced 

 by many careful tests that 

 none of the so-called im- 

 proved strains is equal to the 

 seed we offer of this standard 

 variety. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 45c; 

 Qt. 75c; 4 Qts. $2.75 



M. i_. This splendid 



ICnigan variety is one 



White Wax °|f|-;?i; 



snap beans. It is a white- 



Challenge Dwarf Black Wax 



seeded Golden Wax bean of the original Golden Wax quality. Michigan White Wax was introduced by us in 1907. 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 bi^oad, meaty and of the same 

 superior quality as oui- Golden Wax. Seed medium sized, oval, clear white. This last feature alone gives the variety an advantage 

 over all other eaiiy wax podded beans in that as snaps they cook without discoloring and thus are more attractive on the table. 

 It is a most desirable home garden, market and canning sort. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 45c; Qt. 75c; 4 Qts. $2.75 

 r^ 11 O J. D £ \TLT The plants are a little more upright and hardier than our Golden Wax. The handsome 



l*renell rlllSt rrOOt wax deep yeUow pods are about five inches long, are broader and flatter than our Golden 

 AVax but are slightly inferior in quality. Seed similar to our Golden Wax but darker. This variety is sometimes called an 

 Improved Golden Wax and is popular with some gardeners. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 45c; Qt. 75c; 4 Qts. $2.75 

 fry £ YST The stock we offer is very productive, early and of superior quality. The plants are very vigorous and 



t\.erUgee wax 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. This is much used for canning as well as for home garden and market. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 45c; Qt. 75c; 4 Qts. 2.75 

 nw- > o rl /^ U 1X7 The plants of this very hardy and productive second early'or intermediate sort 



IVeeney S KUStleSS iiOiden W ax 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; Pt. 45c; Qt. 75c; 4 Qts. $2.75 



If beans are ordered by mail or express prepaid add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart for transportation and packing. 



