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M. FERRY & GO'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 chmb better, and the pods are straighter and more easily seen. Around each stake plant five to eight beans 

 one and one-half to two inches deep. "VThen 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. Stretch a wire, size number 10 or 1-, 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 twme wherever there is a plant. The vines will run up these until they reach 

 the top wire, when they wiU 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. 



IX/'U't- C U 1 This green podded, white seeded creaseback variety is valuable for its extreme earliness and its 



Wnite L^rea.Seba.CK habitof perfecting aU of its pods within a short time. The vines are medium sized, vigorous and 



in good soU wonderfully productive, bearing round, fleshy pods in clusters of from four to twelve. The pods are of medium 



length, usually about fire 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, 

 value when shelled green, but are considered by many to be 

 of very superior quality for baking. Pkt. lOc; Pt. 25c; 

 Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu."$7.50 



V 1. 1 \S7 J Also known as Old Homestead. 



IventUCky Wonder ^\e beUeve this variety is the 

 most practically useful of the green podded pole beans 

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

 with showy pods which are of most excellent qualitj'. The 

 vines are vigorous, climbing well and very productive, 

 bearing pods in large clusters. The pods are medium light 

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

 and twisted, nearly round and very crisp when young, 

 becoming very irregular and spongy as the beans ripen. 

 Seed long, oval, slightly flattened, dun colored. One of the 

 very best early pole snap beans for the home garden or 

 market. The quality o£ our stock is unsurpassed. Pkt. 10c; 

 Pt. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $8.00 



St. Louis Perfection White gre en%odd™d, ™hife 

 seeded pole sort desirable for snaps and unsurpassed in its class 

 as green shell beans. The vines are vigorous and very pro- 

 ductive. 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 comparison is made with the colored 

 beans of other varieties of this class. Seed medium long, oval 

 or well rounded, solid white. Many gardeners consider this 

 bean the most <lesii-able pole sort. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 

 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $9.00 



r» J o 1 1 J /^ J.01. J. This extensively cultivated, 



Ked OpeCklea i^Ut Onort green podded climbing sort, 



_„ fovn Hill ■"■'til t'"^*! speckled, oval seed, is used largely 

 ui \.«uril iiui in the south for planting among corn. ItwUl 

 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 with reddlsli or piUTjlish brown, and 

 irregularly dusted over most of the surface. Pkt. 10c; 

 Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. $1.25; Bu. $7.00 

 o .• Ci • J .T" L I A hardv and very 



bcotia or btriped Creaseback productive green 



podded cornfield bean. The vines are sturdy and of good 

 climbing habit, with small-medium, deep green leaves. The 

 pods are long, about sis inches, cylindrical, disttuctly crease- 

 backed, very fleshy and of excellent quality. The color when 

 in condition for use as snaps is light silvery green, becoming 

 tinged with purple as the pods mature. Seed small-medium, 

 kidney shaped, mottled ptitty color mth dark striping. We 

 consider the variety especially suitable for growing on corn 

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



Tx . 1 /-I ^ *f '^'^^ vines of this well known green 



IxUtCn V../ase «kmre podded kldnej- bean for green shell 



use are of good cUmbing habit, but twining rather loosely and 



may be tised for a corn hill sort of medium season. It is" used 



for snaps when quite young. The leaves are large and 



crumpled. The pods are very long, seven to eight inches, flat, 



irregular, medium green, becoming lighter as they mature. 



Seed broad, kidney shaped, flat, clear white and of excellent 



quality whether used green or dry. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 40c; 



4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $7.50 



l^ . 1 11 r 1 \ir This vigorous wax podded 



K.entUCky Wonder Wax pole bean is very similar 



to the green podded Kentucky Wonder but the pods are a little 



broader. Tliey are very fleshy and stringless as snaps and are 



of excellent quality. The pods are verydoug, handsome light 



yellow, often eight to nine inches in length. Seed medium sized, 



ovp.1, flattened, very irregttlar, usually somewhat shi-iveled, 



dark brown. The earliness and hardiness commend this as 



a pole bean well adapted even for northern latitudes. Pkt.lOc; 



Pt. 35c; Qt. 55c; 4 Qts. $2.00; Bu. $11.00 



If beans are ordered by mail or express prepaid add 10 cents 



per pint, 15 centsper quart for transportation and x>acking. 



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



Scotia or Striped Creaseback 



