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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Wax 



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_ D. M. FERRY & CO'S DETROIT WAX.-The handsomest and hardiest of all the wax beans. Plants erect, bear- 

 ing their pods near the centre, often throwing them above the foliage. Very productive; leaves large dark green- 

 blossoms small, white; pods straight, flat, but thick to edge; distinctly broader than the Golden Wax They do not 

 turn to wax color so early, but when well grown and fit for use they are of a beautiful golden wax color and of the finest 

 texture. Quality, when cooked, the very best. We have never seen a 

 pod of this variety which had rusted, and when picked and placed 

 by the side of Golden Wax and others, they have remained bright, crisp 

 and clear when all the rest were unusable, thus making it the best wax 

 bean for shipping to distant markets. It is also one of the very best 

 green shelled beans, and excellent dry, being very much like the White 

 Marrow when baked. Dry beans the shape of the White Marrow, white 

 with large patch of chocolate brown about the eye. We think this is to 

 be the most popular of all the early market beans. 



D. M. FERRY & CO'S GOLDEN WAX.— Introduced by us, and 

 it has been for many years the best bean for general use in cultivation, 

 and even now it is a competitor with the newer sorts for first place. 

 Vines medium size, erect, moderately spreading, hardy and productive, 

 with small, smooth leaves, and small, white blossoms. Pods long, 

 nearly straight, broad, flat, golden yellow, very fleshy and wax-like, with 

 short, fleshy, green point, cooking quickly as snaps, and shelling well 

 when green, and of the highest quality in both conditions. Beans 

 medium size, oval, white, more or less covered with two shades of 

 purplish-red. 



WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX.-The vines of this variety 

 are very large, strong grow ing .and vigorous, yielding a large crop of 

 long, nearly straight, hand- 

 some, very white and wax- 

 like pods. They are of good 



quality and on this account, 



as well as their beauty of 



form and color, are easily 



sold, even when most sorts 



are a drug. They ripen 



about with the Golden Wax. 



The dry beans are large, 



kidney shaped, white, with 



dark markings about the 



eye. The best for market 



gardeners. 



PROLIFIC GER- 

 MAN WAX BLACK 



SEEDED.— We are so 



thoroughly satisfied with 



this improved strain of 



Black Wax that we have 



discarded the old strain al- 

 together, this being more 



vigorous growing, far more 



productive, with a longer, 



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being longer than those of the Scarlet 

 of wax beans. The pods are a little 

 Perfection Wax, and by other names. 



whiter, more fleshy 

 pod, and unsur- 

 passed in flavor. 

 Vines medium size, 

 very vigorous and 

 hardy, withstand- 

 ing rust exceeding- 

 ly well. Flowers, 

 reddish-white o r 

 purple. Pods med- 

 ium length, *borne 

 well up among the 

 foliage, curved, 

 cylindrical, thick, 

 fleshy, and of a 

 clear, waxy white 

 color, with long, 

 slightly c u r v e.d 

 point; remain a 

 long time in con- 

 dition for use as 

 snaps. Bea'ns 

 small, oblong, jet 

 black. "No one can 

 afford to plant the 

 old strain, as this 

 is much better in 

 every respect. 



SCARLET FLAGEOLET WAX. - The Flageolet 

 Wax, as grown in Europe, consists of two stocks, one 

 with beans of a scarlet color, and the other with heans 

 of similar form but deep violet or purple shade. We 

 have separated and fixed the lighter colored bean by 

 careful selection for many years, and now present it 

 under the above name rather than to follow the example 

 of others, and call it Ferry's Scarlet. Vines large, 

 branching but erect; productive. Leaves large, very 

 light colored; blossoms white; pods very long, flat, 

 often curved and twisted, of a golden wax color, but 

 rough surface, point projecting from back side of pod 

 and very long, the pod gradually tapering into the point. 

 We think this the most showy of all the wax beans. 

 Quality sweet, crisp, tender, but coarse. Dry beans, 

 large, flat, bright red. 



VIOLET FLAGEOLET TV AX.— Plant very large, 

 with large, light green leaves. Pods very long and large, 

 Flageolet Wax, also more twisted. When well grown, one of the most showy possible 

 later in coming to use than the Scarlet, but are distinctly larger. This is also sold as 



