D. M. FERRY 



CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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BEANS - POLE OR running 



Although pole beans require considerable care and labor, they are when properly grown usually of longer bearing period 

 than the dwarf sorts and are generally more productive. 



Pole beans are even more sensitive to cold and wet. as well as to drought and hot winds, than the dwarf varieties, but are of 

 superior quality and productiveness. After settled warm weather, set poles four to eight feet long in rows four feet apart and 

 extending north and south, the poles being three feet apart in the row. Let the poles slant slightly toward the north. Set in 

 this way the vines climb better, and the pods are straighter and more easily seen. Around each stake plant five to eight beans 

 one and one-half to two inches deep. When well started thin to four plants, and see that they all climb around the pole in the 

 same way, 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 two by two lumber at intervals of about sixteen feet along the 

 rows. Stretch a wire, size number 10 or 12, between the posts along each row, and fasten it to the tops of the stakes with wire 

 staples. Run a lighter wire or twine along the bottom about six inches from the ground and fasten to the posts and stakes 

 with wire staples. Between these two stretch a wire or twine wherever there is a plant. The vines will run up these until they 

 reach the top wire, when they will care for themselves. Another way is to omit the bottom wire and stick small stakes two to 

 six inches in the soil and fasten to top wire. 



\tlti '. /-i i I This green podded, white seeded creaseback 



Wnlte L,reaset>aCK variety is valuable for its extreme earliness and 



its habit of perfecting all of its pods within a short time. The vines are 



medium sized, vigorous and in good soil wonderfully productive, bearing 



round, fleshy pods in clusters of from four to twelve. The pods are of 



medium length, usually about five inches, comparatively straight and of 



attractive light green color. They are of the best quality as snaps for home 



use and stand shipping better than most sorts. Seed small, oval, white. The 



beans are too small to be of much value when shelled green, but are con- 

 sidered by many to be of very superior quality for baking. Pkt. 10c; 



Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



1V/I ^1 PI A white seeded pole bean of recent introduction which 



IVlCl^aSlan rOle has quickly gained wide popularity in the southern 



states. It is a vigorous and productive variety and a little earlier than 



Kentucky Wonder. 

 The pods are about 8 inches in length, slightly flattened, fleshy and of 



good quality. 

 This is not only a highly desirable variey for green-snap beans, but if 



allowed to ripen, produces a heavy crop of clear white beans which are of 



fine quality for winrer use in cooking. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c 



postpaid; 100 Lbs $25.00 



V j. 1 1X7' J Also known as Old Homestead. We believe this 

 IVentUCky W Onder variety is the most practically useful of the green 



podded pole beans suitable for use as snaps. It is an early, very prolific 



sort, with showy pods which are of most excellent quality. The vines are 



vigorous, climbing well and very productive, bearing pods in large clusters. 



The pods are medium light green, very long, often reaching nine or ten 



inches, curved and twisted, nearly round and very crisp when young,be- 



coming very irregular and spongy as the beans ripen. Seed long, oval, 



slightly flattened, dun colored. One of the very best early pole snap beans 



for the home garden or market. The quality of our stock is unsurpassed. 



Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c; postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



»j w-v A new green podded variety that is unsurpassed in quality for 



l^lancy U. use as green shelled beans. In season it matures with Kentucky 



Wonder and the vines are exceptionally vigorous and productive. The pods 



are nearly as long as those of Kentucky Wonder but are broader and 



flatter aud somewhat lighter in color. When in condition for use as snaps 



the pods are nearly stringless and are of excellent quality, Seed medium 



size, flattened kidney shaped, buff or putty colored splashed with brown. 



Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



St. Louis Perfection White 



An early maturing, green podded, 

 white seeded pole sort desirable for 

 snaps and unsurpassed in its class as green shell beans. The vines are vigor- 

 ous and very productive. The pods are round, very long, often eight to nine 

 inches, irregular in shape and quite stringless. The beans when shelled 

 green are large, very tender and white, a very desirable feature when 

 comparison is made with the colored beans of other varieties of this class. 

 Seed medium long, oval or well rounded, solid white. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 

 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



CORN FIELD VARIETIES 



D.J C__._1,I^J C.t- CI *. This extensively cultivated, green podded 



Ked OpeCKled L-Ut OhOrt climbing sort, with red speckled, oval 

 seed, is used largely in the south for planting among corn. It will give a 

 good crop without the use of poles. The vines are medium sized, but vigor- 

 ous, twining loosely with dark colored leaves. The snap pods are short, 



Kentucky Wondi 



Scotia or Striped Creaseback 



three to three and one-half inches, straight, flat to oval, fleshy and of good quality. The pods as they mature become light 

 yellow tinged with red, the beans showing distinctly through the pod. Seed nearly oblong, cut off diagonally at the ends 

 light grayish white, covered about the eye and atone end with reddish or purplish brown, and irregularly dusted over most 

 of the surface. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $24.00 



A hardy and very productive green podded cornfield bean. The vines are sturdy 

 and of good climbing habit, with small-medium deep, green leaves. The pods are 

 long, about six inches, very cylindrical or completely rounded and distinctly crease-backed. The color when in condition 

 for use as snaps is light silvery green, becoming tinged with purple as the pods mature. Seed small-medium, kidney shaped 

 mottled putty color with dark striping. This is especially suitable for growing on corn for snaps. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c- 2 Lbs. 70c 

 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



Not less than 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hundred pound prices do not include transportation: if ordered shipped prepaid add 

 Sc per pound to the 100 pound price. We do not put up half pounds of beans. 



