D. M. FERRY & CO.. DETROIT, MICH. 



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BEANS 



No crop responds more readily than Beans to good soil and cultivatiou. 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 useless to 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. Pole or 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 



^1 II |>| I »]. r Continued experience has satisfied us of the great merit of this variety as the earliest wax 



l^nStllenge OmClC Wax podded bean. In all our many comparisons 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 



striugless. Seed jet black, longer and more 



curved than Prolific Wax. We consider this 



the best flist early wax bean for the home or 



market garden. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c 



postpaid; 100 Lbs. $26.00 



1-1 » /-« 1 J WT This is one of 



rerryS tiolden Wax the earliest and 



best 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 sha le of color on this and all parti-colored 



beans will be affected greatly by conditions of 



soil and 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 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $27.00 



Michigan White Wax varfety'''fs°ont 



of the earliest dwarf snap beans. It is a white- 

 seeded Golden Wax bean of the original Golden 

 Wax quality. It is a vigorous and very pro- 

 ductive garden variety. The pods are abun- 

 dantly 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 



Grenell Rust Proof Wax Iriiuuit 



more upright 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 



Plant of Challenge Black Wax 



Golden Wax and is popular with some gardeners. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $26.00 

 R»fiicr«io Wa-K- Pestockweofferisveryproductive, early and of superior quality. The plants are very vigorous and 

 iverugee ¥y ax branchmg 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. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $26.00 



ICo*nov's Riief-loee rinl/lon \Va-v ^^^ plants of this very hardy and productive second early or intermediate 



ivccHcy » rvusuesb viuiuen VV ax sort are strong, vigorous and have short runners, and rather small smooth 



eaves. The pods are about five mches long, oval-flat, stringless, light yellow, wax-like and handsome. Seed similar to a 



light colored Golden Wax. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $26.00 



PmMfin Rla#>L- XA/^.-v- The improved strain of Black Wax we offer under this name is exceptionally productive, very 



J J T 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-halt 



inches, borne well up from the ground, curved, cylindrical and fleshy. They are of a clear, 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 



Not Utt than 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hundred pound prices do not include trantportation: if ordered shipped prepaid add 8c 

 per pound to the 100 pound price. We do not put up half pounds of beans 



