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Working in the Bean Vines While They're Wet Causes Rust— Wait Until They Dry Off 



FERRY'S SEEDS 



BUSH— GREEN POD (Continued) 



STRINGLESS GREEN POD 53 days. High quality for home 

 and market garden. Plant large, thrifty, heavily produc- 

 tive. Pods medium green; 53^ inches long, almost H inch 

 wide and equally thick; verj' fleshy, strictly stringless, fine 

 grained, tender. Seeds coffee brown. Pods similar to Giant 

 Stringless Green Pod and Full Measure, but a trifle shorter 

 and thicker. 



Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 



STRINGLESS REFUGEE 70 days. Splendid canning variety; 

 young pods particularly valuable for canning and pickling 

 whole. Plant large; very hardy; extremely productive. 

 Pods medium green; very uniform, 5 to 5 ' 2 inches long, ? s 

 inch thick, round; absolutely stringless, very fleshy, brittle 

 and fine grained. Seeds dark violet-purple splashed with 

 buff, ^'ariety differs from Refugee or 1000 to 1 chiefly in 

 being absolutely stringless. 



Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 



TENNESSEE GREEN POD 54 days. High quality for home 

 and market garden. Plant large, with long fruiting branches. 

 Pods dark green; 6 to 7 inches long, ^4, inch wade, flat; 



fleshy, brittle, slightly stringj', 

 yellowish-brown. 



Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c; 10 lbs. $3.00. 



of fine flavor. Seeds 



LARGE WHITE MARROW or MOUNTAIN Ripe in 100 

 dajs. High quality large bean for use dry. Plant large with 

 tendency to form runners; very vigorous and productive. 

 Pods 53'^ inches long. Dry beans medium large, white. 



Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50. 



Ferry's Golden Wax 



Still a Great Favorite with Home Gardeners WJw 

 are Partial to Wax Beans 



EARLY MARROW PEA OR WHITE NAVY (The common 

 white pea bean of commerce.) Ripe in 90 to 100 days. 

 Plant large with tendency to form runners; hardy, very 

 prolific; ripens imifonnly. Pods 4 inches long. Dry beani 

 small, white. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50. 



WHITE KIDNEY Ripe in 100 days. High quahty large 

 bean for use dry. Plant large with tendency to form 

 runners; hardy, heavily productive. Pods 6 to 634 inches 

 long. Dry beans large, long kidney shape; white. Also 

 called Royal Dwarf Kidney. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 30c; 10 lbs. $2.50. 



BUSH— WAX POD 



CHALLENGE BLACK WAX 45 days. The earliest garden 

 bean. Plant small, moderately productive. Pods j^ellow; 

 4 to 41^2 inches long, ?§ inch thick, round; fleshy, string- 

 less, brittle, tender. Seeds black. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50. 



CURRIE'S RUST PROOF WAX 50 days. WeU adapted for 

 shipping. Plant thrifty and productive. Pods attractive; 

 yellow; 6 inches long, straight, 3'2 inch wide, thick, oval; 

 fleshy, moderately fibrous and stringy. Seeds black. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50. 



DAVIS WHITE WAX 52 days. Well adapted for shipping. 

 Plant large and thrifty. Pods uniform and attractive; Ught 

 yellow; 6 inches long, 3^2 inch wide, thick, oval; fleshy and 

 tender when young but become somewhat fibrous and 

 stringy. Seeds white and excellent for baking. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50. 



FERRY'S GOLDEN WAX 48 days. A splendid home garden 

 variety; also much used for canning. Plant small, produc- 

 tive. Pods very attractive; golden j-ellow; 43-2 to 5 inches 

 long, I2 inch wide, thick, oval; fleshy, brittle, stringless. 

 Seeds white, splashed with violet-carmine and purple. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50. 



GRENELL RUST PROOF WAX 48 days. Similar to Ferry's 

 Golden ^^'ax. Pods attractive; golden yellow; 434 to 5 

 inches long, 34 inch wide, thick, oval; fleshy, brittle, string- 

 less, sHghtly fibrous. Seeds white, splashed 

 with brownish-maroon and brownish-yeUow. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50. 



HODSON WAX 65 days. Splendidly adapted 

 for shipping. Plant large, thrifty, with slender 

 branches; heavily productive, notably resist- 

 ant to disease. Pods attractive fight yellow; 

 634 to 7 inches long, 34 inch wide, thick, 

 oval; fleshy and tender when very young, 

 but become tough and stringy. Seeds 

 purplish-red splashed with pale buff. 

 Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50. 



PROLIFIC BLACK WAX 52 days. Good home 

 and market garden sort. Plant small; heavily 

 productive over long period. Pods golden 

 yellow; 4 34 inches long, ? g inch thick, round; 

 fleshy, brittle, strictly stringless, fine grained 

 and tender. Seeds black. 



Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; ie lbs. $3.50. 



PENCIL POD WAX 52 days. Very desirable 

 for home and market garden and for truckers. 

 Plant large and thrifty; heavily productive 

 over long period. Pods handsome bright yellow; 534 to 6 

 inches long, y% inch thick, cylindrical; very fleshy, string- 

 less, brittle, fine grained, and tender; quality unexcelled. 

 Seeds black. 



Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 10 lbs. $3.50. 



