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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES, D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
Four Leading Varieties of Carrots 
Carrots are among the most wholesome of garden roots and have long been given our special attention. 
The design on the opposite page showing our four leading varieties was executed in natural colors from 
specimens grown in our regular trials at our Experimental Gardens the past season. 
Chantenay is a most excellent'.half long variety. It is one of the best in quality for the market and home 
garden, while its great productiveness and the ease with which it can be harvested make it desirable as a field 
sort. Although a medium early sort the roots are suitable for use nearly as early as any. The variety when 
small is extensively used as a bunching carrot. 
Guerande or Ox Heart is especially desirable for soil so hard and stiff that longer rooted sorts would not 
thrive in it. When young the roots are desirable for table use as a medium early carrot and when mature 
they are equally good for stock feeding. 
Danvers is a half long orange carrot, grown largely on account of its great productiveness and adaptability 
to all classes of soil. It is a desirable second early carrot for the home garden and is also suitable for field 
culture. Although the roots of this variety at maturity are comparatively short they often produce as large 
a bulk as the longer field sorts and are more easily harvested. 
The strain of Improved Long Orange we offer is suitable for table use as well 
as for stock feeding. Where grown in light, deep, rich soil this strain combines 
great productiveness with uniform size. It is a most desirable sort for growing in 
deep and mellow soil. 
We believe the seed we offer is unsurpassed. (See page 26 for further descrip¬ 
tions and prices) 
Beans—Bountiful 
A most desirable early green podded sort for the home garden. Our further 
trials of Bountiful in comparisou with the well known Early Yellow Kidney Six 
Weeks have shown that it sets more pods to growth of vine than the latter and 
that it is also of better quality. We have found Bountiful to be entirely free from 
stringiness even when the pods are fully mature. The pods are very long, 
straight, broad, fiat, tender and of handsome appearance. We consider Bountiful 
to be one of the very best dwarf, green podded sorts for snaps. (See further de- 
scription , page /6) Pkt. 10c; Pt. 35c; Qt. 60c; 4 Qu. $2.00; Bu. $12.00 
Beans—Baldwin Wonder Wax 
This variety, which we introduced last year in packets only, is a most pro¬ 
lific, wax podded pole sort of excellent quality for snaps for the home garden. 
The vines are hardy and vigorous in growth, and when in condition for use as 
snaps the pods are very long, about seven inches, uniformly cylindrical, ex¬ 
ceptionally brittle and stringless. The color is a very attractive light yellow. 
We consider Baldwin Wonder Wax the most desirable bean of its class yet intro¬ 
duced. (See colored plate , page 19, and further description , page 18) Pkt. lOc; 
Pt. 60c; Qt. $1.00; 4 Qt«. $3.00 
Beans—Scotia or Striped Creaseback 
A hardy and very productive cornfield bean of exceptional value. In our 
trials the past season Scotia proved much more productive than Red Speckled Cut 
Short which has probably been the most extensively used pole bean for planting 
among corn, and was of much better quality. The pods of Scotia are long, cylin¬ 
drical, distinctly creasebacked, light silvery green, very fleshy and of excellent 
quality. (See further description , page 18) Pkt. lOc; Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qu. $1.50; 
Bu. $9.00 
Beans—Harlequin 
This very desirable horticultural pole variety is earlier maturing and has 
much longer and more attractive pods than the well known London Horticultural 
or Speckled Cranberry, also it is considered of better flavor. The beans of 
Harlequin are of large size and of the highest quality either green shelled or 
dry. We consider this the most attractive and finest bean of the Horticultural 
class. The stock we offer is of our own growing and is very superior. (See cut on 
this page , and further description, page 20) Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 50c; 4Qu. $i.75 ; 
Bu. $10.00 
Corn—Mammoth White Cory 
We consider this unquestionably the most desirable extra early corn. It is 
not only the best for the home garden but also for the market gardener’s u6e, as 
it makes a large and attractive ear of good quality, earlier than any other corn. 
Mammoth White Cory was introduced by us in 1897. Our stock has been grown 
and selected with great care and is of first quality. (See cut and further descrip¬ 
tion , Page jo) Pkt. 10c;Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qu. 75c; Bu. $5.00 
Corn—Golden Bantam 
This variety with golden yellow grain is a most desirable early sweet corn to 
follow Mammoth White Cory. It is one of the very best both for the market and 
home garden. Our stock of Golden Bantam has been very carefully selected for 
many seasons and will be found decidedly superior to much that is offered. (See 
further description, page JO) Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qu. $1.25; Bu. $7.00 
1/ beans or corn are ordered by mail or express prepaid add to cents per pint , 15 cents per quart 
for transportation and packing. 
Harlequin Bean 
