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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



BEANS 



No crop responds more readily to good soil and cultivation: and a light, rich, well drained loam which was manured for the 

 previous crop is 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 wee 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 covering the seed one and one-half to two inches deep and thinning 

 the 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 two weeks till midsunxmer. Up to the time of blossoming thej* should have frequent shallow cultivation, 

 but any mutilation of the roots by cultivation after the plants come into bloom is hkely to cause the blossoms to blast and so cut 

 off the' crop. Cultivation should always be veiw shallow and it is useless to expect 

 a crop from a field so poorly prepared as to need deep stirring after planting. 



AVe 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 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. 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, 

 by "butter beans" is usually meant limas. 



DWARF OR BUSH— WAX PODDED SORTS 



/-^i 11 r\ £ Dl 1 \\r Continued experience has satisfied 



Cnallenge Uwarr OlaCK Wax us of the great merit of this variety 



as the earliest wax podded bean. In all our many comparisons of this bean 



with other extra early sorts, we have f otmd it the first to give a full picking of 



pods which were unexcelled by any in quahty. Vines erect, compact, bearing 



the pods well up from the ground. The pods are clear waxy-white, medium 



sized, about four and one-fouith inches long, considerably curved, round, very 



fleshy, crisp, tender and.stringless. Seed jet black, longer and more curved than 



Prolific German Wax. The best extra early wax bean for the home or market 



garden. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 4Qts. $1.25; Bu. $7.00 



D-h/i ■C o r^ f r* IJ WT This bean was introduced by us 



. M. Ferry & Co s Golden Weix in isre. Extended and carefia 



tests have convinced us that none of the so-called improved strains is equal in 



general excellence to the seed we offer, which has all been carefully selected and 



grovm from the original D. 31. Ferry & Go's Golden Wax. Early, very produc- 

 tive. Vines erect, compact, bearing the pods well up from the ground. Pods of 



medium length, fotir and one-half to five inches, nearly straight, broad, flat, 



golden yellow, very fleshy and wax-hke; cooking quickly as snaps, shelling well 



when green, and of the highest quality used in either way. Seed medium 



sized, oval, white, more or less covered with two shades of purplish red. The 



amount and shade of color on this and all parti-colored beans will be affected 



greatly by conditions of soil and ripening. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 



4 Qts. $1.25; Bu. $6.50 

 »>r* !-• \iri_*j. \\7 This splendid variety is one of the earliest 



iVllCnigan Wnite Wax dwarf, snap beans, and may be briefly des- 

 cribed as a white seeded D. M. Ferrj' & Go's Golden Wax but in several vital 



features it is distinctly superior to that excellent and exceedingly popular 



variety. The vine is a little larger, more robust and vigorous: foliage a little 



heavieV. The handsome pods are produced in greater abundance and are very 



uniform in size and color which is a very attractive light golden yellow: pods 



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. This last feature alone gives the variety a very decided advantage over 



all other early wax podded beans in that as snaps they cook M-ithout discoloring 



and thus are' more attractive on the table, while as dry beans they are very 



handsome and quite as useful as any of the staple white beans. We believe 



canners have never been offered a bea'n so fuUy meeting their requirements as 



to earliness. color and splendid quality. (See colored plate opposite.) Pkt. 10c; 



Pt. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $7.50 

 r* II r> . n r iir Vines a little more upright and hardier than 



i»renell KUSt rrOOt Wax the Golden Wax. The handsome pods are 



about five inches long, broader and flatter than Golden Wax but slightly inferior 



in quahty. Seed similar to our Golden Wax but darker. Very popular with 



some gardeners. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. $1.25; Bu. $6.50 

 ir > n J.1 /^ IJ \\7 Vines strong and vigorous, with 



Keeney S Rustless Ciolden Wax short runners. Pods produced in 



abundance: about five inches long, stringless, white, wax-like and handsome. 



Seed similar to a light colored Golden Wax. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 



4 Qts. $1.25; Bu. $6.50 

 o £ \jj The stock of our own growing which we offer is much 



I\.erUgee W ax superior to that commonly sold, being very early. Every 



plant can be depended upon to produce thick, fleshy, round, stringless wax-like 



pods of fine quality and of a clear, creamy white color, none of the plants being 



green podded. Pods four to five inches in length. Seed medium sized, cylindric- 

 al, rounded at ends, vello-nish drab, heavily splashed with a bluish black. 



Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. $1.25; Bu.'$6.50 



Dim •c o r^ i T\ M. -L WT Vines very hardy, productive 



. M. rerry & Co s Detroit Wax and erect growing. Pods 



straight, broad and fiat, four to four and one-half inches in length, and as nearly 

 rust proof as any wax bean. Seed medium sized, oval, white with more or less 

 irregular dark brown or black markings about the eye. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; 

 Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. $1.25; Bu, $6.50 



r» Tr* r^ \\t oi i c J J This variety takes the place 



ProliriC German Wax, black beeded of the old black wax or but- 

 ter bean and is much better in every respect. Vines medium sized, with small 

 foliage, very vigorous, hardy and productive, maturing about midseason. Pods medium length, four and one-fourth to fotir 

 and one-half inches, borne well up from the ground, curved, cylindrical, fleshy and of a clear, creamy white color and remain 

 a long time in condition for use as snaps. Seed small, oblong. 'jet black. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. $1.25; Bu. $7.00 



D M T5 J WT This comparatively new wax podded bean is particularly handsome, also medium early, hardy and 



t^enCll r Ou W ax very prolific. Leaves roughened. Pods long, five and one-half to six inches, straight, round, fleshy 

 and of a bright yellow color': tender, absolutely stringless and of excellent quahty, and are produced through a long season. 

 One of the best for home use and near markets. Seed long, round, medium sized: color solid black. Pkt, 10c; Pt. 25cj 

 Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. $1.25; Bu. $7.00 



If beans are ordered by mail or express prepaid add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart for charges. 



D. M. Ferry & Co'S Golden Wax 



