6 FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 
BEANS (Cont.) 
DWARF OR BUSH, GREEN PODDED VARIETIES x 
ays to 
Edible 
* BOUNTIFUL Stage 
Bountiful. One of the best for shipping purposes. Also largely used in home and 48 
market gardens. Plant large, thrifty, prolific. Pods clear light green; 614—7 in. long, 
over 14 in. wide, flat, 34 in. thick; fleshy, very slightly fibrous, strictly stringless, 
brittle and tender. Seeds solid straw-yellow. 
BROAD IMPROVED LONG POD 
(Also known as Fava bean and as Horse bean; not a kidney bean.) Late. Valuable 150 
for green shell use. Plant very large and erect, strictly bush. Pods glossy green 
fibrous; 9 to 10 in. long, 1% in. broad, stout; 6 seeded; smooth. Green shell beans 
large, broad, flat, light green. Dry seeds very large, circular, flat, pale reddish- 
Onn with black eye. Should be planted as early as possible when grown in the 
orth. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL 
Snap pods 53 days; green shell beans 60 days. The true larger seeded strain. De- 53 
sirable for green shell use and snaps. Plant medium small, thrifty and productive. 
Pods dark green at snap stage, becoming greenish-yellow splashed with carmine; 
5—514 in. long, 54 in. wide and flat at snap stage, becoming almost round at green 
shell stage; strictly stringless, slightly fibrous. Seeds plump oval, pinkish-buff, 
spotted and streaked with purplish-red. 
FERRY’S PLENTIFUL 
Very desirable for shipping or for the home and market garden. Our introduction. 50 
All-America Award, 1939. Green flat-podded bush bean, an improved, very pro- 
ductive variety of the Bountiful type. Long, straight, medium deep green pods, 
brittle, stringless, and of distinctive flavor. Notably resistant to common rusts. 
FORDHOOK FAVORITE 
Attractive medium dark green pods, fleshy and tender; nearly round. 514—6 52 
inches long, and of fine flavor. Seeds pure white; if allowed to ripen are useful for. 
baking or soup. 
FRENCH HORTICULTURAL 
Green shell beans 68 days. Vigorous growing, semi-running bush bean, much 55 
preferred in the New England States. Pods medium deep green in snap stage, 
turning to light buff splashed with carmine and crimson; 514—6 in. long, 5% to 
oA is wide, containing 4 to 6 large splashed seeds of superior quality for green 
shell use. 
FULL MEASURE 
Plant large, thrifty, heavily productive. Pods medium green, 6—614 in. long; % 53 
in. thick, round; very fleshy, brittle, stringless, fine grained. Seeds reddish-brown 
mottled with buff. 
*%* GIANT STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
Plant large, hardy, heavily productive. Pods medium green, 6—614 in. long; 34— 53 
7/16 in. thick, round; very fleshy, brittle and stringless. Seeds glossy yellowish- 
brown. 
IDAHO REFUGEE 
A Stringless Refugee resistant to bean mosaic. Slightly earlier than regular 64 
Stringless Refugee, but of the same type vine bearing typical Refugee pods. Its 
earliness and resistance to mosaic make it very desirable for canning. 
LANDRETH’S STRINGLESS GREEN POD 
Very similar in all respects to the original strain, but generally a little more vigor- ao 
ous and productive, and the pods retain their deep green color longer. Seed same as 
Stringless Green Pod. 
