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M. FERRY & CO"S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



BEANS— POLE OR RUNNING 



Although pole beans require considerable care and. labor, they are when properly grown usually of longer bearing period 

 than the dwarf sorts and are generally more productive. 



Pole beans are even more sensitive to cold and wet. as well as to drought and hot winds, than the dwarf varieties, but are of 

 superior quality and productiveness. After settled warm weather, set poles four to eight feet long in rows four feet apart and 

 extending north and south, the poles being three feet apart in the row. Let the poles slant slightly toward the north. Set in 

 this way the vines cUmb better, and the pods are straighier and more easily seen. Around each stake plant five to eight beans 

 one and one-half to two inches deep. When well started thin to four plants, and see -that they all climb around the pole in the 

 same way. for they wiU not grow if tied up in the opposite direction. 



Another plan is to plant in rows thickly enough so that there will be one plant to eight or ten inches. Set posts five feet 

 high firmly at each end of the rows and drive stakes made of two by two lumber at intervals of about sixteen feet along the 

 rows. Sti-etch a wire, size number 10 or 18, between the 

 posts along each row. and fasten it to the tops of the stakes 

 with wire staples. Run a hghter wire or twine along the 

 bottom about six inches from the ground and fasten to the 

 posts and stakes with wire staples. Between these two 

 stretch a wire or twine wherever there is a plant. The vines 

 will run up these until they reach the top wire, when they 

 will care for themselves. Another way is to omit the bottom 

 wire and stick small stakes two to six inches in the soil and 

 fasten to top wire. 



■iT^i •. ft U 1 "^^^ green podded, white 



Wnite V»re3.SeD3.CK seeded creaseback variety is 



valuable for its extreme eaiiiness and its habit of per- 

 fecting all of its pods within a short time. The vines are 



medium sized, vigorous and in good soU wonderfully pro- 

 ductive, bearing round, fleshy pods in clusters of from 



four to twelve. The pods are of medium length, tisually 



about five inches, comparatively straight and of attractive 



light green color. They are of the best quality as snaps 



for home use and stand shipping better than most sorts. 



Seed smaU. oval, white. The beans are too small to be of 



much value when shelled green, but are considered by 



manv to be of verv superior qualitv for bakiag. Pkt. 10c; 



Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $8.50 

 T^ .1 \XT J Also known as Old Homestead. 



JventUCky Wonder We believe this variety is the 



most practicailj- tiseful of the green podded pole beans 



suitable for use as snaps. It is an early, very prolific 



sort, ^vith showy pods which are of most excellent quality. 



The vines are vigorous, climbing well and very productive. 



bearing pods in large clusters. The pods are medium fight 



green, very long, often reaching nine or ten inches, curved 



and twisted, nearly round and veiy crisp when young. 



becoming very irregular and spongy as the beans ripen. 



Seed long. oval, slightlj' flattened, dun colored. One of 



the very best early pole*^ snap beans for the hon\e garden 



or market. The" quality of our sroek is unsurpassed. 



Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $8.50 



St. Louis Perfection White ing. |?een poddeci 



white seeded pole sort desirable for snaps and unsurpassed 



in its class as green shell beans. The vines are vigorous 



and very productive. The pods are round, very long. 



often eight to nine inches, irregular in shape and quite 



stringless. The beans when shelled green are large, very 



tender and white, a very desirable feature when compari- 

 son is made with the colored beans of other varieties of 



this class. Seed medium long, oval or well rounded, solid 



white. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c: 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $9.00 

 DJO llJrf^j. CL M. This extensively culti- 



Ked Opeckled i^Ut onort vated. green podded 

 f^^ Cr%yn Hill climbing sort, with red speckled, oval 

 ur v.urn n.ui g^^^^ jg used largely m the south for 



planting among corn. It will give a good crop without the 



use of poles. The vines are medium sized, but vigorous. 



twining loosely with dark colored leaves. The snap pods 



are short, three to three and one half inches, straight. 



flat to oval, fleshy and of good quality. The pods as they 



mature become light yellow tinged with red. the beans 



showing distinctly through the pod. Seed nearly oblong. 



cut off diagonally at the ends, light grayish white, covered 



about the eye and at one end mth reddish or ptu^lish 



brown, and irregularlv dusted over most of the surface. 



Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $7.50 



Scotia or Striped Creaseback veiy^^roduc 



five green podded cornfield bean. The vines are sturdy 



and of good climbing habit, with small-meditun, deep 



green leaves. The pods are long, about six inches, veiy 



C5"lindrical or completely rotm.ded..distinctly creasebacked. 



very fleshy and of excellent quality. The color when in 



condition for use as snaps is light silvery green, becoming 



tinged v^-ith purple as the pods mature. Seed small-me- 

 dium, kidney shaped, mottled putty color with dark strip- 

 ing. This is' especiallv suitable for growing on corn for 



snaps. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $9.00 

 OU'tzr J \r7 A hardv. vigorous and 



Daldwm Wonder Wax very prohfic wax podded 



pole variety for the home garden. ' "SVhen in condition 



for use as snaps the pods are veiw long, about seven inches. 



They are uuifonnly cylindrical, exceptionally brittle. 



stringless and of excellent quality. The color of the 



pods at the snap stage is a most attractive fight yellow. 



Seed medium sized, flattened kidney shaped: color putty 



with bro^vnish or bronze green striping. We consider 



Baldwin Wonder Wax the most desirable bean of its 



class yet introduced. (See colored plate ojmosite) Pkt. 10c; 



Pt.60c; Qt $1.00; 4 Qts. $3.00 St. Louis Perfection Whitf 



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



