D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 17 
BEANS 
No crop responds more readily than Beans to good soil and cultivation. A light, rich, well drained loam which was manured 
for the previous crop is the most desirable. If too rank manure is used it is apt to make the plant run too much to vine. 
Beans are very sensitive to both cold and wet and it is useless to plant them before the ground has become dry and warm. 
The largest returns will result from planting in drills from two to three feet apart. Cover the seed one and one-half to two inches 
deep and thin the young plants three to six inches apart in the row. If planted in hills, make the hills about two feet apart each 
way. For succession, plant at intervals of one to two weeks till midsummer. The plants up to the time of blossoming should 
have frequent shallow cultivation, but any mutilation of the roots by cultivation after the plants come into bloom is likely to 
cause the blossoms to blast and so cut off the crop. Cultivation should always be very shallow and it is uselessto expect a 
crop from a field so poorly prepared as to need deep stirring after planting. 
We give careful attention to selecting and improving the different varieties’and keeping them pure and we invite the most 
critical comparison of our stocks with those of any other grower. 
The varieties of garden beans we offer have been separated for convenience into five groups: Wax Podded Dwarf or Bush 
sorts, Green Podded Dwarf or Bush sorts, Dwarf Limas, Poleor Running sorts and Pole Limas. Nearly all of these sorts, 
except the Limas, are suitable when young for use as snaps, which in some localities are called “snapshorts.” | The low 
growing sorts are called Bunch beans in some sections. In northern latitudes the term “butter-beans” is often applied to low 
growing wax podded sorts. In the south, however, the term ‘‘butter-beans”’ is usually applied to limas. 
DWARF OR BUSH—WAX PODDED SORTS 
Continued experience has satisfied us of the great merit of this variety as the earliest wax 
Challenge Black Wax podded bean. In all our many com- 
parisons of this bean with other extra early sorts, we have found it 
the first to give a full picking of pods which were of very excellent 
quality. The plants, although small, are compact and erect, bearing 
pods well up from the ground. The pods are an attractive medium 
yellow in color, medium sized, about four and one-fourth inches long, 
roundish oval, considerably curved, fleshy, crisp, tender and string- 
less. Seed jet black, longer and more curved than Prolific Wax. 
We consider this the best first early wax bean for the home or 
ee garden. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. 
9 d This is one of the earliest and best 
Ferry s Golden Wax dwarf sorts for the home market and 
private gardens. The plants are erect, compact, and very productive. 
The pods are of medium length, four and one-half to five inches, nearly 
straight, broad, flat, golden yellow, very fleshy and wax-like. The 
variety cooks quickly as snaps, shelling well when green, and is of 
superior quality used in either way. Seed medium sized, oval, white, 
more or less covered with two shades of purplish red. The amount 
and shale of color on this and all parti-colored beans will be affected 
greatly by conditions of soiland ripening. This very extensively used 
sort was introduced by us in 1876. We are convinced by many careful 
tests that none of the so-called improved strains is equal to the seed 
we offer of this standard variety. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c post- 
paid; 100 Lbs. $26.00 
° ° og This splendid variety is one of the 
Michigan White Wax earliest dwarf snap beans. It is a 
white-seeded Golden Wax bean of the original Golden Wax quality. 
It is a vigorous and very productive garden variety. The pods are 
abundantly produced and are uniform in size and color which is a 
very attractive light golden yellow. They are four and one-half to 
five inches long, comparatively broad, meaty and of the same superior 
quality as our Golden Wax. Seed medium sized, oval, clear white. 
It is a most desirable home garden, market and canning sort. 
Pkt. 10c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $26.00 
The plants are a little more up- 
Grenell Rust Proof Wax right and hardier than our Golden 
Wax. The handsome deep yellow pods are about five inches long, are 
broader and flatter than our Golden Wax but are slightly inferior in 
quality. This variety is sometimes called an Improved Golden Wax 
and is popular with some gardeners. Pkt. 10c;Lb.40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. 
postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 
The stock we offer is very productive, early and 
Refugee Wax of superior quality. The plantsare very Se UrotE 
and branching. The pods are four to five inches long, thick, fleshy, 
round, stringless and wax-like, being of a clear, light yellow color. 
Seed medium sized, cylindrical, rounded at ends, yellowish drab, 
heavily splashed with a bluish black. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. 
postpaid; 100 Lbs. $24.00 
“fe The improved strain of Black Wax we 
P: rolific Black Wax offer under this name is exceptionally 
productive, very hardy, reliable and of the best quality. It is very 
extensively used for snaps for the home garden and market. The 
plants are medium sized, erect in growth, with small foliage, very 
vigorous, early intermediate in season with longer bearing period 
than most sorts. The pods are of medium length, four and one-fourth 
to four and one-half inches, borne well up from the ground, curved, 
cylindrical and fleshy. They are of aclear, light golden yellow color 
and remain a long time in condition for use as snaps. Seed small, 
oblong, jet black. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2-Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 
Lbs. $25.00 
Ferry’s Gotpen Wax 
Not less than 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hundred pound prices do not include transportation: if ordered shipped prepaid add Sc. 
per pound to the 100 pound price. We do not put up half pounds of beans. 
