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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
BEANS —POLE OR RUNNING 
Alt hough 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 settlec. 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, bet in 
this way the vines climb better, and the pods are straighter and more easily seen. Around each stake plant live to eight beans 
one and one-half to two inches deep. Wnen 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 2x2 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 stokes two to six 
inches in the soil and fasten to top wire. 
.. D l Especially valuable for its ex- 
W nite Crease tsack treme earliness and its habit of 
perfecting all of its pods within a short time. Vines medium 
sized, vigorous and in good soil wonderfully productive, 
bearing round, fleshy pods in clusters of from four to twelve. 
Pods of medium length, usually about five inches, com¬ 
paratively straight, attractive light green, of the best 
quality as snaps and stand shipping better than most sorts. 
The beans are too small to be of much value when shelled 
green, but are of very superior quality baked. Seed small, 
oval, white. Our stocks are much more even than many on the 
market. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 50c; 4Qts.$1.75 
xr . * itr j Also known as Old Homestead. 
Kentucky W onder We believe this 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, 
becoming very irregular and spongy as tne beans ripen. 
Seed long, oval, slightly flattened, dun colored. The quality 
of our stock is unsurpassed. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 50c; 
4 Qt*. $1.75 
St. Louis Perfection White ing, white seeded 
pole bean, very desirable for snaps and certainly unsurpassed 
green shelled. The vines are vigorous and very productive. 
Pods medium green, round, very long, often reaching 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. Many 
gardeners consider this bean by far the most desirable pole 
sort. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 50c; 4 Qt*. $1.75 
Red Speckled Cut Short or Corn Hill variety, 
very popular in the central and southern states for planting 
among corn. It will give a good crop without the use of 
poles. Vines medium sized, but vigorous, twining loosely 
with dark colored leaves. Snap pods medium green, short, 
three to three and one-half inches in length, straight, fiat 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 at one end with reddish or purplish brown, and 
irregularly dusted over most of the surface. Pkt. 10c; 
Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qt*. $1.50 
^ i v •£. Vines moderately vigorous, climb- 
Dutch Case Knife ing well, but twining more loosely 
than some and so may be used for a corn hill bean of medium 
season. Leaves large, crumpled; pods very long, seven to 
eight inches, flat, irregular, medium green, becoming lighter 
jus they mature. Seed broad, kidney shaped, fljit, clear 
white and of excellent quality whether used green or dry. 
Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 50c; 4 Qts. $1.75 
J xx T This remarkably vig- 
Kentucky Wonder Wax orous growing, wax 
podded pole bean is very similar to the green podded Ken¬ 
tucky Wonder but the very long pods are a little broader, 
very fleshy and quite stringless as snaps. The pods are 
attractive light vellovfr and when mature are often eight 
to nine inches in length. Seed medium sized, oval, flattened, 
very irregular, dark brown. The seed even from the most 
matured crops is usually somewhat shriveled in appearance. 
Its earliness and hardiness commend it as a pole bean well 
adapted even for northern latitudes. Its very large pods 
are certainly handsome in appearance and are unexcelled 
in quality by any wax podded bean of its class. Pkt. 10c; White Crease Back 
Pt. 30c, Qt. 50c, Q $ A well known early and very beautiful sort. One of the best wax-podded snap pole 
Earlv Golden Cluster Wax beans The vines are large, strong growing, vigorous and hardy, with large, light 
primned leaves The pods are six to eight inches long, borne in abundant clusters, each containing from thiee to six 
£2?STin co\ov from golden yellow to creamy white. The pods are very broad, thick and fleshy, and are deeply creased 
along the edge to which the beans'are attached. They are of the very best quality and stay in condition for use a long time. 
Seed medium sized, flattened, oval, dull white. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 50c; 4 Qt*. $1.75 
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beans are ordered by mail or express prepaid add 5 cents per pint , 10 cents per quart for charges , 
until establishment of parcels post. 
