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around the eye. Earlier, with handsomer pods than 
the Golden Wax, and of very good quality. 
D. M. Ferry & Co’s Detroit Wax. — The hand¬ 
somest and hardiest of all the wax beans. Plants erect, 
bearing their pods near the center, often throwing them 
above the foliage. Very productive and hardy; leaves 
large, dark green; blossoms small, white; pods straight, 
flat, but thick to edge; distinctly broader than the 
Golden Wax, and a little longer. 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. 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 com¬ 
petitor 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 condi¬ 
tions. Beans medium size, oval, white, more or less 
covered with two shades of purplish red. 
D. M. F. A. Co s Goldin 
Wax. 
German Wax Black 
Sccocd. 
shaped, white, with 
Wardwell’s Kidney Wax.—The vines of this 
variety are very large, strong growing 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 
dark markings about the eye. 
German Wax, Black Seeded.—This is very popu¬ 
lar with market gardeners for use as snaps, nearly all 
the pods being fit for use at the same time. Vines 
medium sized, with light green leaves and reddish-white 
or purple flowers; pods short, curved, round, nearly 
white, thick fleshed and wax-like, with long, slightly 
curved point, remaining a long time in condition for use 
as snaps. Beans small, oblong, jet black. 
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 beans 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 color; blos¬ 
soms 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 the 
most showy of all the wax beans. Quality sweet, crisp, 
tender, but coarse. Dry beans; large, flat, bright red. 
Violet Flageolet Wax.—Plant 
very large, with large, light green 
leaves. Pods very long and large, 
being longer than those of the 
Scarlet Flageolet Wax, and they’ 
are also more twisted. When well 
grown, one of the most showy 
possible of wax beans. The pods 
are a little later in coming to use 
than the Scarlet, but are distinctly 
larger. This is also sold as Perfec¬ 
tion Wax, and by other names. 
German Wax, White Seed¬ 
ed.—Vines small, stout, erect, with 
large, light-colored leaves and 
white blossoms. Pods short, broad, 
flat, white, fleshy and wax-like, of 
medium quality, but very hand¬ 
some. Beans medium size, oval, 
white. 
Crystal White Wax. — New 
and distinct, but not strictly a wax 
bean. Very desirable for snaps or 
for pickles. Vines large, spreading, 
very productive, having many 
runners, producing pods in pairs 
throughout their whole length; 
blossoms small, yellowish-white, 
pods greenish-white, short, curved, round, or thicker 
than wide, with crease in the back, very fleshy and 
brittle. Ripe beans small, oval, white. 
Lemon Pod Wax. — An acquisition, in that it is 
very late and prolongs the season for dwarf wax beans 
at least two weeks. Vines less productive, but similar 
to Crystal White Wax, with more and longer runners, 
and the leaves are irregular in size and color; blossoms 
large, white; pods long, broad, flat, wavy in outline, very 
wax-like, a beautiful golden color, and of best quality. 
Dry beans white, variable in size and shape. 
Date Wax. —This takes the place among wax beans 
that is filled by the Kidney Six Weeks among the green 
shelled varieties, as the easiest grown and hardiest 
variety, yielding pods which will stand shipment a long 
distance. Vines erect, bearing a large number of pods 
near the center, and ripening very early and evenly. 
Pods long, straight, very symmetrical and handsome. 
Crystal White 
Wax. 
