



D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



red. When fit for use as green shelled the beans are large, 

 mottled with red, very tender and of fine quality. The dry 

 beans are mottled in two shades of red. One of the hardiest 

 and best of the green podded varieties. 



ROUND YELLOW SIX WEEKS, IMPROVED ROUND 

 POD.— While this variety does not differ from the Early Yel- 

 low Kidney Six Weeks ia size or general appearance of the 

 vine, the pods are shorter, very much tliicker, more fleshy. 

 Moreover, while retaining the vigor and hardiness of the old 

 sort, it is fully one week earlier. Dry bean, color of ordinary 

 Six Weeks, but is much shorter, almost' round. 



EARLY YELLOW 

 KIDNEY SIX WEEKS. 

 — Vines large, vigorous, 

 branching, productive, 



with large leaves and 

 lilac blossoms; pods long, 

 straight, narrow, hand- 

 some, and when young, of 

 good quality; beans long, 

 kidney shaped, yellowish- 

 drab with darker marks 

 about the eye. 



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EARLY MO- 

 HAW K.— This sort 

 Is so much hardier 

 than the others that 

 it can be planted 

 earlier and often in 

 this way will furnish 

 beans fit for use be- 

 fore any other kind. 

 Vines large, stout, 

 with large, coarse 

 leaves which will 

 stand a slight frost; 

 blossoms large, pur- 

 ple; pods long, 

 straight, coarse, with 

 long, tapering point; 

 beans long, kidney 

 shaped, variegated 

 with drab, purple 

 and brown. This 



variety is much in favor for forcing under glass, as it 

 matures quickly and carries a good weight of long, large 

 pods. 



EARLY CHINA RED EYE.-Vines medium, stout, 

 erect, healthy, with large leaves and white blossoms; pods 

 short, straight, flat, and if picked young, of good quality 

 as snaps; beans medium size, oblong, white, with reddish- 

 purple blotch about the eye. When green they are thin 

 skinned, mealy and tender and when dry are still the best 

 of all for baking; although they cook dark are the best 

 of all in flavor. Farmers who want to plant a few beans 

 for home supply, should by all means use this sort. 



DWARF HORTICULTURAL.— Vines compact, upright, 

 with large leaves, very productive, and furnish green 

 shelled beans the earliest of any. Pods medium length, 

 cylindrical, curved, with splashes of bright red on a yellow- 

 ish ground. The ripe beans are large, oval, plump, and 

 nearly covered with splashes of bright red. This is undoubt- 

 edly the best variety for use shelled green and when in this 

 condition the beans are very large, easily shelled, and 

 although of quite different form, are about equal to the Lima 

 in quality. We have found our strain of simple, plain Dwarf 

 Horticultural to be superior to any " Extra Early," " Marble- 

 head," or other fancy named sorts with which we have com- 

 pared it. 



QODDARD, OR BOSTON FAVORITE. -Vines large, 

 much branched, often having short runners, but very erect, 

 forming a large bush; leaflets large, much crimped, bright 

 green; flowers light purplish-pink. Pods large, long, flat, 

 usually curved to one side, with long, curved points; green 

 when young, but as the beans become fit for use are beauti- 

 fully splashed and striped with crimson. Dry beans marked 

 like Dwarf Horticultural and of the same color, but are longer 

 and much larger. When fit to shell green they are almost as 

 large as the Large Lima and of nearly as good quality. Cer- 

 tain to give satisfaction wherever the Dwarf Horticultural 

 does and owing to its larger pods and beans is better for 

 market use. 



REFUGEE, OR THOUSAND TO ONE. -Vines large, 

 spreading, exceedingly hardy, with small, smooth leaves and 

 large lilac flowers, very late, and esteemed for late planting 

 and for use as pickles; pods long, cylindrical, green, becom- 

 ing white, streaked with purple, ot 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; 

 pocis medium sized, variable in shape, dark green, coarse; 

 beans large, kidney shaped, slightly flattened and of excel- 

 lent quality, green or dry. 



LARGE WHITE MARROW, OR MOUNTAIN.-Vines 

 large, slender, spreading, with short runners, small leaves 

 and small white blossoms; very prolific; pods medium, broad, 

 green, changing to yellow; beans large, clear white, ovoid, 

 cooking very dry and mealy. 



EARLY MARROW PEA, OR DWARF WHITE NAVY. 



—A variety developed in western New York and not 

 only a sure cropper and much more prolific, but of better 

 quality than the common white bean, and the beans are so 

 hard as to resist the attacks of the bean wee- 

 vil. Vines large, spreading, with occasional 

 runners and small, thin leaves, and small, white 

 flowers; very prolific, ripening its crop early 

 and all at once. Pods short, straight, small, but 

 containing six beans; beans small, oval, white, 

 handsome and of superior quahty. 



DWARF LIMA SORTS. 



DWARF LARGE WHITE LIMA, (BUR- 

 PEE'S).— A bush form of the true Large Lima. 

 The plants are uniformly dwarf, 

 but enormously productive; single 

 plants under favorable circimi- 

 stances often yielding from 150 to 

 350 pods. The pods are as large as 

 those of the Large Lima and con- 

 tain from four to six verj- large, 

 flat beans of the best quahty. 

 While not quite as early as the 

 Dwarf Sieva, this is incomparably 

 better in quahty, fully equaling in 

 this respect 

 the Large 

 White Lima. 

 Any one who 

 has tried this 

 variety will be 

 desirous of 

 planting it 

 again. 



EiRLY 



BUSH LIMA, 

 OR DWARF 

 SI EVA. -A dwarf 

 form of the Small 

 Lima and valuable 

 because of its extreme 

 earliness. Vines without 

 runners, but continuing to 

 grow and set pods until 

 stopped by frost. Leaves 

 small, bright green and 

 Lima like: flowers small, 

 yello'wish-white. borne in 

 clusters and often above 

 the foliage ; pods short, flat 

 and containing two to four 

 beans. Dry beans, white, 

 small and much inferior in 

 quality to the Dwarf Large 

 WTiite Lima. 



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KUMERLE, OR DREER'S BUSH LIMA.-A dwarf 



form of the Challenger Lima, having the same thick pods 

 and large thick beans, which have made the Challenger so 

 popular. We think the plant, while fully as dwarf, is a 

 little hardier and matures its crop a little earlier than the 

 Dwarf Large White Lima. Many people consider this sort 

 the best of the Dwarf Limas. 



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