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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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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 till midsummer. The plants up to the time of blossoming should 
have frequent shallow 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. 
\Ve 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 called 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, by “butter- 
beans” is usually meant limas. 
DWARF OR BUSH—WAX PODDED SORTS 
c ni i nr Continued experience has sat- 
Challenge Dwarf tSlacR W ax isfied us of the great merit, of 
this variety as the earliest wax podded bean. In all our many compar¬ 
isons 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 compact and erect, bearing pods well 
up from the ground. The pods are an attractive medium yellow 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. 20c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lb*. $1.20 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $45.00 
r. .. r a p > p i j n 7 This is one of the earliest 
D. M. rerry cfc Co s Liolden Wax and best dwarf sorts for 
the home market and private gardens. The plants are erect, compact, 
and very productive. The pods are of medium length, four and one- 
half to five inches, nearly straight, broad, fiat, 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 shade of color on this and all parti-colored beans will 
be affected greatly by conditions of soil and ripening. This very ex¬ 
tensively used sort was introduced by us in 1R7G. We are convinced by 
many careful tests that none of the so-called improved strains is 
equal to the seed we offer of this standard variety. Pkt. 20c; Lb. 65c; 
2 Lb*. $1.20 postpaid; 100 Lb*. $45.00 
i • \i 7 i_*j. \\T This splendid variety is one of the 
Michigan White Wax earliest dwarf snapbeans. It is a white- 
seeded Golden Wax bean of the original Golden Wax quality. It is a 
vigorous and very productive garden 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, 
comparatively broad, meaty and of the same superior quality as our 
Golden Wax. Seed medium sized, oval, clear white. It is a most desir¬ 
able home garden, market and canning sort. (See further description , 
page 8) Pkt. 20c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lb*. $1.20 postpaid; 100 Lb*. $45.00 
a n . n c WT ... The plants are a little more upright 
Urenell Kust rroor Wax and hardier than our Golden Wax. 
The, handsome 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. 20c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lb*. $1.20 postpaid; 100 Lb*. $45.00 
ry r \17 The stock we offer is very productive, early and of 
iverugee W ax superior quality. The plants are very vigorous 
and branching. The pods an* four to five inches long, thick, flej^hy, 
round, stringless and wax-like, being of a clear, light yellow color. 
Seed medium sized, cylindrical, rounded at ends, yellowish drab, heavily 
Rplashed with a bluish black. Pkt. 20c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lb*. $1.20 post¬ 
paid; 100 Lbs. $45.00 
Keeney’s Rustless Golden Wax 
ond early or intermediate sort are strong, vigorous and have short 
runners, and rather small smooth leaves. The pods at e about five inches 
long, oval-flat, striugless, light yellow, wax-like and handsome. Seed 
similar to a light colored Golden Wax. Pkt. 20c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lb*. $1.20 
postpaid; 100 Lbs. $45.00 
D. M. Ferry & Co’s Detroit Wax ^^^t^e'hardyT^ 
productive. The plants are very erect. The pods are attractive light yellow, straight, broad and flat, and are about four 
t<> four and one-half inches in length. Seed medium sized, 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. 20c; Lb. 65c; 2 Lb* $1.20 
postpaid; 100 Lb*. $45.00 
Wav Rlaolr Qaa/Iarl This im P roved strain of Black Wax we offer under this name is exceptionally 
i rumic ” 4X, DidtK jeeaeu 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 intermediate 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, cylindrical and fleshy. They are of a clear, 
light golden yellow color and remain a long time in condition for use as snaps. Seed small, oblong, iet black. Pkt. 20c; 
Lb. 65c; 2 Lb*. $1.20 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $45.00 
Not less than 10 poioids 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 beans 
Michigan White Wax 
