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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
BEANS —POLE OR RUNNING 
Although 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 cola and wet, as well as to drought and hot winds, than the dwarf varieties, but are of 
superior quality and productiveness. After settled 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. Set in 
this wav the vines climb better, and the pods are straight<*r and more easily seen. Around each stake plant five to eight beans 
one and one-half to two inches deep. When 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 two by two 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. Hun a lighter wire or twine along the 
bottom about six inches from the ground and Listen 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 stakes two to six inches in the soil and 
fasten to top wire. 
White Creaseback ^ed^efi^arlSy'S 
valuable for its extreme earliness and its habit of per¬ 
fecting all of its pods within a short time. The vines are 
medium sized, vigorous and in good soil wonderfully pro¬ 
ductive, bearing round, fleshy pods in clusters of from 
four to twelve. The pods are of medium length, usually 
about five inches, comparatively straight and of attractive 
light green color. They are of the best quality as snaps 
for home use and stand shipping better than most sorts. 
Seed small, oval, white. The beans are too small to be of 
much value when shelled green, but are considered by 
many to be of very superior quality for baking. Pkt. 10c; 
Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $8.50 
_Also known as Old Homestead. 
iventucky Wonder 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 the beans ripen. 
Seed long, oval, slightly flattened, dun colored. One of 
the very best early pole snap beans for the home garden 
or market. The quality of our stock is unsurpassed. 
Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $8.50 
St. Louis Perfection White hi poc&T 
white seeded pole sort desirable for snaps and unsurpassed 
in its class as green shell beans. The vines are vigorous 
and very productive. The pods are round, very long, 
often 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 compari¬ 
son is made with the colored beans of other varieties of 
this class. Seed medium long, oval or well rounded, solid 
white. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $9.00 
i o ill ■ ci ■ This extensively culti- 
Ked bpeckled Cut ohort vated. green nodded 
1—f C] 1 climbing sort, with red speckled, oval 
1,1 11 11111 seed, is used largely in the south for 
planting among corn. It wall give a good crop without the 
use of poles. The vines are medium sized, but vigorous, 
twining loosely with dark colored leaves. The snap pods 
are short, three to three and one half inches, straight, 
flat to oval, fleshy nnd 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. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $7.50 
c- n. • i r* i_i A hardy and 
bcotia or striped Creaseback very produc¬ 
tive green podded cornfield bean. The vines are sturdy 
and of good climbing habit, with small medium, deep 
green leaves. The pods are long, about six inches, very 
cylindrical or completely rounded,distinctly creasebacked, 
very fleshy and of excellent quality. The color when in 
condition for use as snaps is light silvery green, becoming 
tinged with purple as the pods mature. Seed small-me¬ 
dium, kidney shaped, mottled putty color with dark strip¬ 
ing. This is especially suitable for growing on corn for 
snaps. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $9.00 
r-t i i • *■«r i ivr A hardy, vigorous and 
Baldwin Wonder Wax very prolific wax podded 
pole variety for the home garden. When in condition 
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for use as snaps the pods are very long, about seven inches. 
They are uniformly cylindrical, exceptionally brittle, 
stringless and of excellent quality. The color of the 
jxxls at the snap stage is a most attractive light yellow. 
Seed medium sized, flattened kidney shaped; color putty 
with brownish or bronze green striping. We consider 
Baldwin Wonder Wax the most desirable bean of its 
class yet introduced. (See colored plate opposite) Pkt. 10c; 
Pt. 60c; Qt. $1.00; 4 Qts. $3.00 
St. Louis Perfection White 
If beans are ordered by mail or express prepaid add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart for transportation and packing. 
