Blue and White Bean

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Title

Blue and White Bean

Subject

UMMAA cat #15374

Description

Scientific Name: Phaseolus vulgaris
Hopi Name from 1935 field notes: Ma wio w ng (General term). Q3 tc a (Light or white) (Specific term)
Source of Seeds: 25-30 years old (Edmund). Pure strain
Crop Management: Grown in sandy soil, field on mesa or flat.
Harvesting and Storage: Harvested with B.1730: Brought in from the field in the bush. Pods removed and hung up to dry. (Others shelled out in field)
Properties and Use: Good tasting. Pods edible.

Source

Hotevilla
Navajo County, AZ

Date

October 10, 1935

Contributor

Alfred Whiting, Volney Jones, Edmund Nequatewa

Relation

Museum of Northern Arizona cat B.1731