1913] FREEMAN—TEPARY 307 
Pimas at Sacaton, 16 additional samples were secured. This 
mass of material when carefully sorted yielded 71 apparently 
distinct sorts. These were planted on the testing grounds at the 
university during the summer of 1910 and produced strains of 
the most widely diverse types and economic values. 
The first lot of seed coming into the hands of the writer were 
ro samples obtained originally from Mr. CaviL1Lo at Santa Rosa, 
but which had been grown for one year at the Experiment Station 
at Yuma. In working over this material two distinct types were 
observed. The first type was characterized by a larger size, 
averaging about 0.23 gm. When present at all, the markings 
or flecks were much coarser; there was an absence of lines radiating 
from the hilum, such as are used by botanists to distinguish between 
the kidney and lima beans. Another distinguishing character- 
istic of this group was the smoother, more glistening surface of 
the seed coat. The second type averaged distinctly smaller 
(about 0.15 gm.); the markings or flecks when present were much 
er; distinct lines radiating from the hilum were frequently 
present; the surface of the seed coat lacked the characteristic 
glossiness of the first type. Inquiry soon developed the fact that 
Indians and Mexicans of southern Arizona and Sonora distinguish 
sharply these two classes, the latter designating the first type as 
“frijoles” and the second as “‘teparies.”” It is interesting to note 
that they think of these two legumes as being quite as distinct 
as we should think of rye and wheat. After once becoming 
familiar with the differences between the two types, anyone 
recognizes without hesitation and at a glance whether any given 
sample is composed of teparies or frijoles, in spite of the fact that 
previously he may never have seen that particular variety. 
Frijoles 
The common frijole undoubtedly belongs to Phaseolus vulgaris 
Linn. The Papago equivalent of the bean is mén. They call a 
certain yellow bean sdam mén (sdam= yellow, mon = bean). In 
like manner they call the pink bean yura mon. The word ees 
is of Yaqui origin and is said to refer here to the white man rat : 
than to the color of the bean, thus meaning “ the white man bean. 
