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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



BEANS 



No crop responds more readily than Beans to good soil and cultivation. A light, rich, well drained loam which was manured 

 for the previous crop is the 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 wet 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. Cover the seed one and one-half to two inches 

 deep and thin the young 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 one to two weeks tdl midsummer. The plants up to the time of blossoming- should 

 have frequent sliallow cultivation, but any mutilation of the roots by cultivation after the plants come into bloom is likely to 

 cause the blossoms to blast and so cut off the crop. Cultivation should always be very shallow and it is useless to expect a 

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



We 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" of garden beans 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, which 

 in some localities are called •'snapshorts.'" The low growing sorts are cailed 

 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, 

 the term • -butter-beans" " is usually applied to limas. 



DWARF OR BUSH— WAX PODDED SORTS 



>-<ii 11 rN r r»i i ttt Continued experience has satisfied us 



Challenge DwaJ-f Black Wax 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 found it the first to give a full picking of pods 



which were of very excellent quality. The plants, although small, are com- 

 pact and erect, bearing pods well up from the ground. The pods are an 



attractive medium yeUo^v in color, medium sized, about four and one-fourth 



inches long, roundish oval, considerably curved, fleshy, crisp, tender and 



stringless. Seed jet black, longer and more curved than Prolific Wax. We 



consider this the best first early wax bean for the home or market garden. 



Pkt. 15c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 



D»>f T? P r> f r^ IJ ixr This is one of the earliest and 



. M. rerry & Co S Uolden Wax best dwarf sorts for the home 



market and private gardens. The plants are erect, compact, and very pro- 

 ductive. The pods are of mediu:n length, four and one-half to five inches, nearly 



straight, broad, flat, golden yellow, very fleshy and wax-like. The variety cooks 



quickly as snaps, shelling well when green, and is of superior quality used in 



either way. Seed medium sized, oval, white, more or less covered with two 



shades of purplish red. The amount and shale of color on this and all parti- 

 colored beans will be affected greatly by conditions of soil and ripening. This 



very extensively used sort was introduced by us in 1876. We are convinced by 



many careful tests that none of the so-called "^improved strains is equal to the 



seed we off-^r of this standard variety. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c. postpaid; 



100 Lbs. $20.00 

 m/f. -I . TxrL'j. \\T This splendid variety is one of the earliest dwarf 



MlCmgan W nite W six snap beans. It is a white-seeded Golden Wax 



bean of the original Golden Wax quality. It is a vigorous and very productive 



garlen variety. The pods are abundantly produced and are uniform in size 



and color which is a very attractive light golden yellow. They are four and 



one-half to five inches long, comparativelj' broad, meaty and of the same 



superior quaUty as our Golden Wax. Seed niedium sized, oval, clear white. It 



is a most desirable home garden, market and canning sort. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 35c; 



2 Lbs. 60c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 

 O 11 D J. T3 C \xr The plants are a little more upright and 



Orenell KUSt rrOOr Wax hardier than our Golden Wax. The hand- 

 some deep yellow pods are about five inches long, are broader and flatter than 



our Golden Wax but are slightly inferior in quality. This variety is sometimes 



called an Improved Golden Wax and is popular with some gardeners. Pkt. 15c; 



Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c. postpeiid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 



The stock we offer is vary productive, early and of superior 

 quality. The plants are very vigorous and branching. The 



pods are four to five inches long, thick, fleshj", round, stringless and wax-like, 



being uf a clear, light yellow color. Seed medium sized, cylindrical, rounded at 



ends, yellowish drab, heavily splashed with a bluish black. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 35c; 



2 Lbs. 60c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $19.00 

 l>r > D il /^ U \\r The plants of this very hardy and 



Keeney S KUStleSS VjOlaen W ax productive second early or inter- 

 mediate sort are strong, vigorous and have short runners, and rather small 



smooth leaves. The pods are about five inches long, oval-flat, stringless, light 



yeUow. wax-hke and handsome. Seed similar to a light colored Golden Wax. 



Pkt. 15c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 



D. M. Ferry & Co*S Detroit Wax sort Ire^Lfdy aM^'pr^'oducS^e^ 

 The plants are very erect ^ The pods are attractive light yellow, straight, 

 broad an 1 fiat, and are about four to four and one-half inches in length. Seed 

 medium size 1, oval, white with more or less irregular dark brown or black 

 markings about the eye. This is used for the home garden as well as market 

 and shipping. Pkt. l'5c; Lb. 30c; 2 Lbs. 50c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $16.00 



Prolifir Way RlarU S*^*»fl*»r1 This improved strain of Black Wax 



rroiinc wax, iJiaCK oeeaea we offer under this name is exception- 

 ally productive, very hardy, reliable and of the best quality. It is very 

 extensively used for snaps for the home garden and market. The plants are 

 medium sized, erect in growth, with small foliage, very vigorous, early inter- 

 mediate in season with longer bearing period than most sorts. The pods are of 

 medium length, four and one-fourth to four and one-half inches, borne well up 

 from the ground, curved, cyhndrical and fleshy. They are of a clear, light 

 golden yellow color and rem'ain a long time in condition for use as snaps. Seed small 

 2 Lbs. 60c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 



Refugee Wax 



M. Fe 



oblong, jet black. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 35c; 



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

 if ordered shipped prepaid add 8c per pound to the 100 pound price. We do not put up half pounds of beana. 



