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



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very superior quality baked. When dry they are small, 

 oval, very white and hard. This variety is especially valu- 

 able for its extreme earliness and its habit of perfecting all 

 of its pods at the same time. 



DUTCH CASE KNIFE.— Vines moderately vigorous, 

 chmbing well but not twining so tightly as some, and so may 

 be used for a corn hill bean. Leaves large, crumpled; blos- 

 soms white; pods very long, flat, irregular, green, but becom- 

 ing cream white; beans broad, kidney shaped, flat, clear 

 white, and of excellent quality green or dry. 



LONDON HORTICULTURAL, OR SPECKLED CRAN= 

 BERRY.— Vines moderately vigorous, with large, light 

 colored leaves and purple blossoms; pods short, broad, 

 pale green, but becoming streaked with bright red; beans 

 large, ovate, splashed and spotted with wine red, and of the 

 highest quality either green or dry, many people esteeming 

 them better than the Limas. 



BROCKTON POLE. -This bears the same relation to the 

 Horticultural pole that the Goddard does to the Dwarf Horti- 

 cultural, being stronger growing, more vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Vines grow large, taking the poles well; pods five 

 to six inches long, broad, much curved, and as they mature 

 becoming splashed with bright crimson, giving them a very 

 attractive appearance. Dry beans large, kidney sliaped, 

 chocolate-brown, splashed with dark purple. As a shell bean 

 this is in every way equal to the Horticultural pole, and 

 owing to its superior hardiness and productiveness we 

 believe that it will give more general satisfaction. 



KENTUCKY WONDER.-This splendid variety intro- 



duced by us in 1885, has 

 since been offered as 

 Seek No Further and 

 was introduced in 1891 

 as a novelty under the 

 name of Ol^d Home- 

 stead. Vine' vigorous, 

 climbing well and very 

 productive, bearing 

 its pods in large clus- 

 ters; blos-soms white; 

 pods green, very long, 

 often reaching nine or 

 ten inches, nearly 

 round when young, 

 and very crisp, becom- 

 ing very irregular and 

 spongy as the beans 

 ripen. Dry bean, long, 

 oval, dun colored. A 

 very prolific sort, with 

 showy pods, which are 

 most excellent for 

 snaps. It is sometimes 

 catalogued as being 

 the same as Southern 

 Prolific, but this is an 

 error, as the latter is 

 two weeks later, has 

 shorter pods, which 

 never become spongy 

 and irregular in shape 

 as they mature, and 

 the drj' bean is fully 

 one-fourth smaller. 

 SOUTHERN PROLIFIC— A very prolific sort and 

 popular in the South for'snaps. Vines vigorous, with large, 

 thin, smooth leaves; blossoms white, growing in fours; pods 

 green, cjiindrical or thicker than broad, long, fleshy, crisp 

 and excellent; beans small, oval, dun colored, veined with a 

 darker shade. Excellent to follow Kentucky Wonder. 



RED SPECKLED CUT SHORT, OR CORN HILL.- 

 An old variety, very popular for planting among com, and 

 it will give a good crop without the use of poles: vines 

 medium, not twining tightly, with dark colored, smooth leaves 

 and white blossoms in small clusters; pods short, cylindrical 

 and tender; beans nearly oblong, cut off diagonally at the 

 ends, white, covered at one end and partially over the whole 

 surface with reddish brown dots. 



LIMA VARIETIES. 



SMALL WHITE LIMA, CAROLINA, OR SIEVA.— 



Vines vigorous but short, with many short branches, so that 

 they are sometimes grown without poles; very early and pro- 

 ductive, with small, smooth, dark green leaves, and small, 

 yellowish-white blossoms; pods short, curved, thin, flat; 

 beans white, small, kidney-shaped. 



EARLY JERSEY LIMA.— An unproved strain of the 

 Extra Early Lima, and is the earliest of the large seeded 

 varieties. Vines vigorous and productive; leaves large, long, 

 pointed, light green; blossoms white: pods borne in clusters, 

 large, broad, flat, containing three to five beans, which are 

 equal in size and quality to the Large White Lima. 



DREER'S IMPROVED LIMA— Vines vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, with pointed leaves and white blossoms in racemes; 

 pods short, broad, straight: beans medium size, broad and 

 much thicker than the Large Lima. 



CHALLENGER LIHA.— Similar to but a decided im- 

 provement on Dreer's Improved. The vines are more pro- 

 lific and the pods are larger, though of the same shape. Dry 

 beans larger and of the best quality. We cannot sav too 

 much in favor of this bean. It is early and continues bear- 

 ing its closely crowded clusters of pods until cut off by frost. 

 Market gardeners in the vicinity of New York are not "willing 

 to plant any other variety of Lima, as they claim this to be 

 incomparably more profitable. It is also a sure cropper in 

 the South. 



LARGE WHITE LIHA.— Too late for the extreme north, 

 but the standard for quality. Vine tall growing, vigorous, 

 but slender; leaves medium size, smooth, light green ; blossoms 

 small, white; pods borne in clusters, long, broad, very thin, 

 dark green ; beans large, ovoid, kidney -shaped, greenish- 

 white, flat. 



KING OF THE GARDEN LIMA.-Claimed to be larger. 

 stronger growing, more productive, and with larger 

 pods and beans than the large White Lima. On account of 

 its large pods it is a favoi-ite with market gardeners in many 

 places. It will come into bearing sooner, and will make 

 larger pods if not more than two vines are left to grow on a. 

 pole. 



WHITE RUNNER.- Cidtivated chiefly for its flowers. 

 Vines and leaves large and coarse, blossoms in long racemes, 

 large, pine white; pods large, broad, coarse; beans large, 

 kidney-shaped, thick, white, fair quality. 



SCARLET RUNNER.— Similar to the last, but with 

 scarlet blossoms, and the beans are Ulac-purple, variegated 

 with black. 



