20 



D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



BEIANS— DWARF OR BUSH 

 GREEN PODDED SORTS — Continued 



Dwarf Horticultural 



-^ - ,. • 1. I One of the best dwarf sorts for green shell 



Uwarr Horticultural beans for the home frarden and market and 



can be used earlv as a green podded snap bean. The plants are very produc- 

 tive, compact and upright, with large leaves. The mature pods are about 



five to five and one-half inches in length, broad and thick, curved, with 



splashes of bright red on a yellowish gnmnd. They become fit for use as 



green shelled beans earlv and in this condition the beans are very large, 



easily shelled and are about equal to the Lima in quality. Seed large, oval, 



plump, pale buff splashed with deep red. Pkt. lOcj Lb. 45c; 2 Lbt. 80c poit- 



paid; 100 Lbs. $26.00 



_ - T,, J J. /-\ A Standard very productive sort, 



KerUgee or 1 hOUSand to Une highly esteemed for late planting 



for snaps and very extensively used for shippins- canning and pickling. 



Sometimes called Late Refugee,"Round Pod Refugee and Improved Refugee. 



The plants are very large, spreading, exceedingly hardy, with many small, 



smooth light green leaves. The mature pods are abuut five and one-fourth 



inches long, cylindrical, slightly curved, medium green when in condition for 



use as snaps but as they mature becoming light yellow, sometimes splashed 



with purple. Seed long, cylindrical, light drab, thickly dotted and splashed 



with purple. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbi. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



_, > Oi • I DC This variety is very similar in its 



Rogers OtnngleSS KerUgee general characteristics to Refugee or 



Thousand to One except that it is a trifle later maturing. The pods are 



absolutely stringless and in this respect are a decided improvement over 



the Refugee or Thousand to One. Pods are round, cylindrical, shghtly 



curved and of medium green color when in condition for use as snaps. 



Seed long, cylindrical, drab splashed wiih purple. Recommended as an 



excellent variety for canneis, also as a late maturing sort for the home or 



market garden. Sold out. 



The folloiving three Dwarf or Bush sorts are extensively planted 

 as field beans. 



_, , ., r> \Tri_'i M This sort is asure cropper 



Early Marrow rea or White INavy and not only more prolific 



than the common white bean but is also of bett«r quality. The plants are 

 large and spreading, with small, thin leaves and occasional runners, ripening 

 their crop comparatively early. The pods are light green, straight, short, about three and three-fourths inches, but usually 

 containing six beans. The beans are small, oval, white, handsome and of superior quality for use as dry beans. Pkt. 10c; 

 Lb. 30c; 2 Lbs. 50c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $16.00 



, iiTL*! iv/I R/I •. • "^^ plants of this very prolific sort are large, slender, spreading, with 



Large White Marrow or IVlOUnCeun short runners and small leaves. The pods are broad, about five and one- 

 half inches long, medium green, changing to yellow. A choice family sort both for green shells and dry beans. Seed large, 

 ovoid, clear white, cooking very dry and mealy. Sold out. 



.,», . i/-"j The plants of this late variety, also called Royal Dwarf Kidney, are upright, very large, branching, with 



W hlte IvlCiney large, broad leaves. The pods are coarse, dark green and aboiit six inches long. Seed large, white, kidney 



shaped, slightly flattened and of excellent quality, for family use either green shelled or drj'. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 30c; 2 Lbs. 50c 



postpaid; 100 Lbs. $16.00 



DWARF LIMAS 



The dwarf lima class cannot be recommended too highly. The beans can be grown and gathered much more easily than 

 the pole limas as the vines require no support. They can also be grown closer together than those of any pole variety. Dwarf 

 limas are fully equal in quality to pole limas and as a rule are earlier maturing. 



Limas require a longer season for maturing than other garden beans. Do not plant till the ground is dry. weather warm 

 and danger of frost is over. If possible select rich, light soil. Plant in drills two to three feet apart, dropping the beans three 

 to four inches apart and covering one and one-half to two inches deep. If planted in hills, make the hills two to three 

 feet apart one way and two to two and one-half feet the other and plant four to six beans in a hill. Hoe often but only when the 

 leaves are dry. 



. I J > D U I ' A dwarf form of the Small White Lima, valuable on that account, and because of its extreme 



Henderson S tSUSh Ljma earllness, hardiness and productiveness. The plants are without runners but continue to 

 grow and set pods until stopped by frost. The leaves are small and very dark green: flowers small, yellowish-white, borne in 

 clusters and often above the foliage. The pods are medium dark green, short, about two and three-fourths inches, flat and 

 contain two to four beans which are of excellent quality either green-shelled or dry. This is much used by canners, as 

 well as for home and market garden use. Seed small, flat and white with slight tinge of yellow. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c 

 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $21.00 



T} ; I J D U I • This is a little the earliest maturing of the large seeded limas. The plants are 



DUrpee S Improved DUSh Uinia vigorous and productive. The pods are medium green, very large, about five 

 inches long, thick and usually contain four beans, which are unusually thick, of largest size and of excellent quality. Seed 

 very large, thick and usually shows a greenish white tinge which is generally considered an indication of superior quality. One 

 of the best and most extensively used bush limas for the market as well as home garden. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c post- 

 paid; 100 Lbs. $26.00 



— ^ _C I XXAU's. I ■ ^ bush form of the true Large White Lima and of equally good quality. Theplantsare 



LlWart Large White Uma uniformly dwarf but very productive. The pods are medium green, are as broad and 



very nearly as long as those of the pole variety of Large White Lima and are a little more curved. They contain from three 



to five very large, flat beans of Tery good quality for home garden or market. Seed very large, flat, white -n-ith slight 



greenish tinge. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



17 JU 1 O U I ■ •^'^ improved dwarf lima of the Kumerle type. It is sometimes called Potato Bush Lima. The 



rOrdhOOlC ISUSh LJina plants are vigorous and erect, bearing well above the ground. The pods, which are produced 

 in large clusters, are medium green, about four and three-fourths inches long and each contains three to five large beans of ex- 

 ceptionally fine quality. It is much more productive than Kumerle and matures earlier. Seed large, irregularly oval in 

 shape, very thick, white with greenish tinge. This sort is popular for home and market use, especially in the east. Pkt. 10c; 

 Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 80c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $28.00 



Not less than 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hundred pound prices do not includf transportation: if ordered 

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



