1913] FREEMAN—TEPARY 413 
I do not know of authentic specimens of P. acutifolius or its broad- 
leaved variety being recorded from Arizona,® but I have little 
doubt that a close search of the canyons of the southern part of the 
state will reveal its presence. The tepary is grown by the Indians 
and Spanish settlers throughout southern Arizona and northern 
Sonora. The further limit of its cultivation is not known to me, 
but it probably extends from southwest Texas, across New Mexico, 
Arizona, California, southward into northern Mexico. 
9000 gare UII 

a b C 
Fic. 10.—Pods of bean (a), tepary (6), and lima bean (c) 
In order to discover whether the tepary has yet found its way 
into the hands of the.commercial seedsmen,.a list of the leading 
seedsmen of the country was secured. Especial attention was paid 
to making this list as complete as possible with regard to the seeds- 
men of the Southwest. Catalogues were then secured, and at 
least one sample of every named variety was ordered. Wherever 
from the description, or lack of description, there appeared a 
9It has already been mentioned that the four Arizona specimens in the herbarium 
of the university, which were labeled P. acutifolius Gray, are P. acutifolius vat. 
tenuifolius Gray. 
