D. M Ferry <St Co s Descriptive Catalogue. 
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Refugee, or Thousand to One, — Vines large, 
spreading, with small, smooth leaves, and large, lilac 
flowers, very late and esteemed for late planting and for 
use as pickles; pods long, cylindrical, green, becoming 
white, streaked with purple, of good quality as snaps; 
beans long, light drab, dotted and splashed with purple. 
The following sorts are planted as field beans 4 
Royal Dwarf Kidney. -Not as productive as some 
of the following, but of very superior quality. Plant 
large, branching, with large, broad leaves and white 
dowers; pods medium sized, variable in shape, dark 
green, coarse ; beans large, kidney shaped, slightly flat¬ 
tened, and of excellent quality, green or dry. 
Large White Marrow,or Mountain. —Vineslarge, 
slender, spreading, with short runners, small leaves and 
small, white blossoms; very’ prolific; pods medium, 
broad, green, changing to yellow ; beans large, clear 
white, ovoid, cooking very dry and mealy. 
Early Marrow Pea. or Dwarf White Navy.—A 
. unparatively new variety developed in western New 
York, and not only a surer cropper and much more pro- 
.jfic, but ot better quality than the common white bean, 
and the beans are so hard as to resist the attacks of the 
bean weevil. Vines large, spreading,with occasional run¬ 
ners and small, thin leaves, and small, white flowers, 
very prolific, and ripening its crop early and all at once; 
pods short, straight, small, but containing six beans; 
beans small, oval, white, handsome, and of superior 
quality. 
Prolific Tree Bean. — A new variety often sold at a 
•.•cry high price with extravagant claims of its produc- 
• veness, but it is an uncertain cropper and the claims 
will only be realized when one happens to have suitable 
soil and gives it good culture. Under these conditions 
It has been known to yield as high as s xty bushels per 
acre. Vines large, spreading, slender, with many run¬ 
ners having pods to the end ; beans small, oval, dull 
white, of good quality. 
KEANS, Pole or Running. 
Fr. Haricots a rattles ,—Ger. Stangenbohne. 
Culture. — These are even more sensitive to cold 
and wet than the dwarf varieties, but are of superior 
quality and productiveness. After settled warm weath¬ 
er, set poles six to eight feet long in rows north and 
south four feel apart, the poles being three feet apart 
in the row, and set leaning 
to the north at an angle of 
about thirty-five degrees. 
Set in this way, the vines 
climb better, bear earlier 
and the pods are straighter 
and more easily seen. 
Around each hill plant from 
six to ten beans, taking care 
to place the eye down in the 
case of Lima or other flat 
varieties. When well start¬ 
ed, thin to four plants, and 
start any that fail to climb, 
around the pole in the same 
direction as the others, for 
they will not grow in the op¬ 
posite direction. When the 
vines reach the top of the 
poles pinch them off or train 
them along strings stretch¬ 
ed on the tops of the poles. 
London Horticultural. 
— Vines small, weak, with 
London Horticultural, large, light colored leaves, 
and purple blossoms ; pods short, broad, pale green, but 
becoming streaked with bright red ; beans large, ovate, 
splashed and spotted with wine red, and of the highest 
quality, either green or dry, many people esteeming 
them better than the Limas. 
Dutch Case Knife.—Vines moderately vigorous, 
climbing well but not twining so tightly as some, and so 
may be used for a corn hill bean. Leaves mediumsized, 
crumpled; blossoms white; pods very long, flat, irregu¬ 
lar, green, but becoming cream white ; beans broad,, 
kidney shaped, flat.clear white, and of excellent quality 
green or dry. 
Indian Chief.or tall Black Wax.— Vines large, but 
frequently not climbing well,with rough leaves and light 
purple blossoms ; pods short, broad, flat, fleshy, white, 
very wax like and of 
superior q u a 1 i t y as 
snaps, remaining in 
suitable condition long¬ 
er than most varieties; 
beans indigo blue mr- 
d i u m sized, oblong, 
shortened abruptly at 
the ends. 
Southern Prolific. 
A very prolific sort, 
and popular at the 
sputh for snaps. Vines 
vigorous with large, 
thin, smooth leaves; 
blossoms white, grow¬ 
ing in fours; pods green, 
nearly round, long, 
fleshy, crisp and excel¬ 
lent; beans small, oval, 
dun colored, veined 
with a darker shade. 
Cut Short, or Corn 
Hill. —An old variety, 
very popular for plant¬ 
ing among corn; vines Southern Prolific, 
medium, not twining tightly, with dark colored, smooth 
leaves and white blossoms in small clusters; pods short, 
round and tender; beans nearly oblong, cut off diagon¬ 
ally at the ends; white, covered at one end and partially 
over the whole surface with reddish-brown dots. 
Giant Wax.— Vines large, with large, broad. deepl\ 
veined leaves and large, white blossoms ; pods large, 
long, broad, flat, irregular, fleshy and of beautiful gold¬ 
en wax color, very handsome, but not of superior quality; 
beans small, red. irregular. 
Extra Early Lima. 
