Identifier: seedannual18991899dmfe (find matches)
Title: Seed annual, 1899
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: D.M. Ferry & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Flowers Vegetables Nursery stock Gardening
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : D.M. Ferry & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
RIETYFOR GENERAL USE The popularity of this bean has led to theintroduction of several so-called ImprovedGolden Wax beans which have been seatout with the claim that they were superiorto and would soon supplant it in popularfavor. Extended and careful tests haveconvinced us that none of these so-called impxoved strains are superior,and most of thein are quite inferiorto the old original D. M. Ferry & CosGolden Wax, and the many enquiriesfor our old stock is evidence that dis-criminating growers have found ituuequaled by any other. The pods are long, nearly straight, broad, flat, golden vellow. veryfleshy and wax-like, with short, green point, cook-ing quickly as snaps, shelling well when green, and of thehighest quality in both conditions. Beans medium sized,oval, white, more or less covered with two shades of pur-plish red. Pkt. 10c; Pint 15c; Quart 2oc: 4 Quarts 75c; Bushel $5.00 // Beans are icanted by mail or pxpresa prepaid, add 10 ctsper pint, 15 cts. per quart, for charges.
Text Appearing After Image:
D. M Ferrv a. GosGolden Wax Bean. 12 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. BEAN8=Dwarfp Bush or Snap=Continued i. M. Ferry & Gos... Detroit Wax DM M ^^ rt g^^ J The very hardy, productive, erect 1^1 r*^;*;*\7 i\> A C\ C growing plants bear their pods near c iTB« I IL/I 1 y ^II ^^Vr ^ the center of the vine, but occasion- %/ ally throw a stem above the leaves. ■^ • . ■ . ■ Leaves large, dark green; blossoms small, white; pods straight, flat, butthick to edge; proportionatelybroader than tlie Golden Wax. Theyare frequently greenish-yellow when young, but when well grown and fit for use they are of*i beautiful golden wax color, and of good quality. We think this variety the least liable torust of any, and the fact that seedsmen sometimes offer it under other names as absolutelyrust-proof, is evidence that they have found it as nearly rust-proof as any wax bean. Whenpicked at the same time as Golden Wax and other varieties, it keeps bright and crisp longafter the others ar

Note About Images