D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 15 
DWARF LIMA BEANS—ConrtINueb. 
. (Henderson's). A dwarf form of the Small Lima, and valuable because of its extreme 
Bitsb Lima, or Dwart Sieva earliness. Vines without runners, but continuing to grow and set pods until stopped by 
frost; leaves small, bright green and Lima-like; flowers small, yellowish-white, borne in clusters and often above the foliage: 
pods short, flat, and containing two to four beans. Dry beans white, small, and not equal in quality to the Dwarf Large 
White Lima. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 20c; Qt. 50c; 4 Qts. $1.00: Bushel $6.00 % 
5 (Dreer’s). A dwarf form of the Challenger Lima, having the same thick pods and large, thick 
Kumerk Bush Lima beans which have made the Challenger so popular. The plant, while fully as dwarf, is hardier. 
and matures its crop earlier than the Dwarf Large White Lima. Many people consider this sort the best of the Dwarf 
Limas. Pkt. 10c: Pt. 30c; Qt. 45¢ 
~ gPOLE OR RUNNING BEANS< _ 
CULTURE Pole Beans are even more sensitive to cold and wet, as well as to droughts and hot winds, than the dwarf vari- 
eties. but are of superior quality and productiveness. After settled warm weather, set poles four to eight feet 
long in rows north and south 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, and the pods are straighter and more easily seen 
Around each hill plant five to eight beans two inches deep. When well started, thin to four plants, and start any that fail to 
climb around the pole in the same way as the others, for they will not grow if tied up in the opposite direction. Another plan 
is to plant in rows thickly enough so that there will be one plant to eight 
or ten inches. Set posts five feet high firmly at each end of the rows 
and drive stakes made of 2x2 lumber at intervals of sixteen feet along 
the rows. Stretch a wire, size number 10 or 12, between posts along each 
row, and fasten to the tops of the stakes in the row with wire staples 
Run a light wire or twine along the row about six inches from the 
ground and fasten to the posts and stakes with wire staples. Tie wool 
or binder twine to the wire above and the wire or twine below, wherever 
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wire. A pint each of four or five varieties will furnish plants enough to 
( supply a large family. 
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This variety is especially valuable for its ex- 
treme earliness and its habit of perfecting all of 
its pods at thesame time. Vinessmall to medi- 
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Pkt. 10c; Pt. 20c; 
Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; 
CREASE BACK Bushel $6.00 
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pods six to eight inches long, borne in abundant clusters,each containing from 7 
three to six pods, which are broad, very thick and fleshy, deeply creased along 
the edge to which the beans are attached, much curved; color bright golden 
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The beans are also excellent shelled green. We recommend this variety as 
furnishing the largest and handsomest pods of any sort in the list. 
Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c: Qt. 35c;3 4 Qts. $1.25; Bushel $6.50 
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London Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry vizcrous, with 
large, light colored leaves'and purple blossoms; pods short, broad, pale 
greeh, 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 esteem them better than the Limas. 
Pkt. 10c; Pt. 20c; Qt. 30c; 4 Ots. $1.00; Bushel $5.50 
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Mammoth Podded Horticultural Pole to the London Horticultural ') Fz . CLUSTER 
but larger in every way. The mammoth pods are striped and splashed with ) hee Wax BEANS. 
exceedingly brilliant crimson. The beans when dry are marked like the z 
pods; when fit for use they are an immense size and of the finest quality. 
This variety has been sold under many names, such as Worcester, Hampden, and Mug- 
wump Pole, but a great deal of the stock offered has been impure, many plants being like 
London Horticultural. We have developed a stock which is pure, and sure to please 
all who plant it. - Crop failed. 
If Beans are wanted by mail or express, prepaid, add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart, for charges. 
