D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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R EANS 



CULTURE.— No crop responds more readily to good soil and 

 cultivation than this. The soil best adapted to it is a light, rich, 

 well drained loam, which was manured for the previous crop. If 

 too rank manure is used it is apt to make the plant run too much 

 to vine. Beans are extremely .sensitive to Vx^th cold and %vet. and 

 it is useless to plant them l>efore the ground has become dry and 

 warm. The largest return will result from planting in drills from 

 t« o to three feet apart, and leaving the plants two to six inches 

 apart in the row. Up to the time of blossoming they should have 

 freauent shallow cultivation, but any cutting of the roots after the plants come into bloom is likely to caase the blossoms to 

 blasr and so cut off the crop. Remember that the cultivation of b'-ans should always be very shallow, and that it is useless 

 to expect a crop from a field so poorly prepared as to need deep stirring after planting ^^ ^ , 



Varieties should be selected so as to give a succession both of stnng and green shelled beans. The wax podded beans are 

 particularly hkely to run off into green podded plants, and it requires constant attention and skillful selection to keep them 

 pure. Hence it is especially important to use seed from reliable sources only. 



Dwarf, Bush or Snap 



HAX PODDED SORTS 



Under this name are classed all the low growing sorts called 



in different localities Bush. Bunch. Snap. String or Dwarf Beans. 



We give careful attention to selecting and improv- 



■^\ ing the different varieties and keeping them pure. 



and invite the most critical comparison of our 



stocks with those of any other grower. 



Challenge Da^arf Black Wax Beans. 



CHALLENGE DWARF ^i^P'^ 



Introduced by us in 1891. 



Continued experience has satisfied us of the great merit of this variety. Its 

 enormous demand proves that it meets popular requirements and has all the ster- 

 ling qualities we claim for it. 



In all our manj' comparisons of this bean with other extra early sorts we have 

 found it to be unexcelled in quality and the first to g-ive a full picking of pods. 



The Best Early Wax Bean 



FOR THE .MARKET GARDEN. 



In growth and gent-ral appearance the plants are the same 

 as the old Black Wax or Butter Bean, but are earlier and more 

 productive. The pods are clear waxy-white, quite round, very 

 fleshy, crisp, tender and srringless. The drj' V)ean is jet black, 

 longer, more curved and flatter than the Prolific German Wax. 

 Pkt. lOf; Ft. 25c; Qt. 40f: 4 qts. $1..50: Bushel ^T.oO. 



D. M. Ferry & Cos 



Golden Wax 



Beans. 



D. M. Ferry & Go's 



Golden Wax Bean. 



This bean was introduced by us in 1876. and we have found 

 by frequent and careful comparison that our old, original 



STOCK IS SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS. 



Its popularity has led to the introduction of several so-called "Improved Gtilden Wax" beans which have been sent out 

 with the claim that they were superior sorts. However, extended and careful tests have convinced us that none of these so- 

 called improved strains is superior, and most of them are quite inferior to the original D. M. Ferry i'il Co's Golden Wax. the 

 many enquiries for our old stock give evidence that discriminating growers have found it tnequaled by any other. The 

 pods are long, nearly straight, broad, flat, golden yellow, very fleshy and wax-like, with short, ?reen p<iints. cooking quickly 

 as snaps, shelling well when green, and of the highest qualitv. us^-din either way. Beans medium size^l. oval, white, more 

 or less covered with two shades of purplish red. Pkt. 10c; Pint -Joe; Quart 40c; 4 Quarts $1.50; Bushel $7.60. 



// Beans are wanted by mail or express prepaid, add 10 cts. per pint, 10 cts. per quart, for charges. 



