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bean is different from P. vulgaris, although rather closely related 
to it. I would suggest that you compare it with P. acutifolius.”’ 
In a later letter he says: ‘We have specimens named by Dr. Gray 
which look very much indeed like your specimen.” Unfortunately 
I have been unable to obtain authentic wild examples of P. acuti- 



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Fic. 6.—Phaseolus acutifolius var. tenuifolius A. Gray 
folius. Several plants occur in the herbarium of the university 
which bear this label, but they do not at all agree with GRay's 
original description. Photographs of these plants and also pressed 
Specimens of the tepary were submitted to Dr. B. L. ROBINSON of 
the Gray Herbarium where the type specimen of P. acutifolius and 
several of its varieties are found. The matter was turned over to 
