D. M Ferry &. Co'S Descriptive Catalogue. 



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Refugee, or Thousand to One. — Vines large, 

 spreading, with small, smooth leaves, and large, lilac 

 flowers, very late and esteemed for late planting and for 

 use as pickles; pods long, cylindrical, green, becoming 

 white, streaked with purple, of good quality as snaps; 

 beans long, light drab, dotted and splashed with purple. 



The following sorts are planted as field beans' 



Royal Dwarf Kidney. — Not as productive as some 

 of the following, but of very superior quality. Plant 

 large, branching,- with large, broad leaves and white 

 flowers; pods medium sized, variable in shape, dark 

 green, coarse ; beans large, kidney shaped, slightly flat- 

 rened, and of excellent quality, green or dry. 



Large White Marrow, or Mountain. — Vines large, 

 - - nder, spreading, with short runners, small leaves and 

 ~mali, white blossoms; very prolific; pods medium, 

 broad, green, changing to yellow ; beans large, clear 

 white, ovoid, cooking very dr\- and mealy. 



Early Marrow Pea, or Dwarf White Navy,— A 



inparatively new variety developed in western Xew 

 "I'ork, and not only a surer cropper and much more pro- 

 lific, but of better quality than the common white bean. 

 and the beans are so hard as to resist the attacks of the 

 bean weevil. Vines large, spreading.with occasional run- 

 ners and small, thin leaves, and small, white flowers, 

 very prolific, and ripening its crop early and all at once; 

 pods short, straight, small, but containing six beans; 

 beans small, oval, white, handsome, and of superior 

 quality. 



Prolific Tree Bean.— A new variety often sold at a 

 very high price with extravagant claims of its produc- 

 tiveness, but it is an uncertain cropper and the claims 

 will only be realized when one happens to have suitable 

 soil and gives it good culture. Under these conditions 

 it has been known to yield as high as sxty bushels per 

 acre. Vines large, spreading, slender, with many run- 

 ners having pods to the end ; beans small, oval, dull 

 white, of good quality. 



BEA.^S) JPole or Running:. 



Fr. Haricots a raines. — Ger. Stangenbohtie. 

 Cl-lture.— These are even more sensitive to cold 

 and wet than the dwarf varieties, but are of superior 

 quality and productiveness. After settled warm weath- 

 er, set poles six to eight feet long in rows north and 

 30Uth four feet apart, the poles being three feet apart 

 in the row, and set leaning 

 to the north at an angle of 

 about thirty-five degrees! 

 Set in this way. the vines 

 climb better, bear earlier 

 and the pods are straighter 

 and more easily seen. 

 Around each hill plant from 

 six to ten beans, taking care 

 to place the eye down in the 

 case of Lima or other flat 

 varieties. When well start- 

 ed, thin to four plants, and 

 start any that fail to climb. 

 around the pole in the same 

 direction as the others, for 

 they will not.grow in the op- 

 posite direction. When the 

 vines reach the top of the 

 poles pinch them off or train 

 them along strings stretch- 

 ed on the tops of the poles. 

 London Horticultural. 

 , , Lj . — Vines small, weak, with 



London Horticultural, 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. 



Dutch Case Knife. — Vines moderately vigorous, 

 climbing well but not twining so tightly as some, and so 

 may be used for a corn hill bean. Leaves medium sized, 

 crumpled; blossoms white; pods very long, flat, irregu- 

 lar, green, but becoming cream white ; beans broad, 

 kidney shaped, flat. clear white, and of excellent quality 

 green or dry. 



Indian Chief,or tall Black W^ax. — Vines large, but 

 frequently not climbing well,with rough leaves and light 

 purple blossoms ; pods short, broad, flat, fleshy, white, 

 very wax like and of 

 superior quality as 

 snaps, remaining in 

 suitable condition long- 

 er than most varieties; 

 beans indigo blue, me- 

 dium sized, oblong, 

 shortened abruptly at 

 the ends. 



Southern Prolific. 

 — A very prolific sort. 

 and popular at the 

 south for snaps. Vines 

 vigorous, with large, 

 thin, smooth leaves; 

 blossoms white, grow- 

 ing in fours; pods green, 

 nearly round, long, 

 fleshy, crisp and excel- 

 lent; beans small, oval, 

 dun colored, veined 

 with a darker shade. 



Cut Short, or Corn 

 Hill.— An old variety, 

 very popular for plant- 

 ing among com; vines 

 medium, not twining tightly, with dark colored, smooth 

 leaves and white blossoms in small clusters; pods short, 

 round and tender; beans nearly oblong, cut off diagon- 

 ally at the ends; white, covered at one end and partially 

 over the whole surface with reddish-brown dots. 



Giant 'Wax.— Vines large, with large, broad, deeply 

 veined leaves and large, white blossoms ; pods large, 

 long, broad, flat, irregular, ileshy and of beautiful gold- 

 en wax color, verj- handsome, but not of superior quality; 

 beans small, red, irregular. 



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Southern Prolific. 



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Extra Early Lima. 



