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is the cultivated or " Large Grape. Oo-jnh-givah-sah defines 

 the Poke-weed as "Color-weed." Ah-seh-ne-ii-neh-toon-tah, 

 the Red Clover, is " Three Leaves " ; the adjective of color dis- 

 tinguishes the White Clover. Timothy is Oo-teh-a-hah, "Tail 

 at the end." I am best pleased with the name of Jack-in-the- 

 pulpit, which is Kah-a-hoo-sa, "Indian cradle." The cradle has 

 a raised bow near one end of the flat board of which it is made, 

 and over this a covering Is drawn to protect the baby's head. 



^-^- is Wild Cherry ; Ja-e, Red Cherry. Ja-e-goo-na, White or 

 Sweet Cherry, is "Big Cherry." Ne-a-tah-tah-ne, or Choke 

 Cherry, is " Something that chokes." For the Pear we have Koo?i- 

 de-soo-kzvis, " Long Lip " ; for Peaches, Oo-goon-why-e, " Hairy. 

 Varieties of Squashes or Pumpkins are defined by addmg 

 adjectives to Oo-neoh-sah. Thus the Squash is Ooneoh-sah-oon- 

 we, the " Real Melon " or Pumpkin, probably that which they 

 first had. Similarly the Water Melon is Oo-ncok-sah-ka-te, or 

 " Green Melon." The Musk Melon has a distinct name, Wah- 

 he-yah-yees, " Thing that gets ripe " ; perhaps from the change 

 in color." Among modern names I find that of the Cucumber, 

 Oot-7io-skwi-ne, " With prickles on it." Skomatose is a nick- 

 name for Tomatoes, and several names of vegetables are taken 

 from us. 



Boneset or Thoroughwort is Da-iih-kah-tah-ais-te, " Leaves 

 that come togethef." Oo-noh-sah is Onion ; Oo-noh-so-yah, 

 the Leek, "A Queer Onion"; Oo-no]i-sah-kah-hah-koon-%va-ha, 



Wild Onion, "Onion that grows in the woods"; Oo-na- 

 tah-kah-te. Lettuce, "Raw leaf," i.e., eaten raw; 0-je-kwa, 

 Turnip, "Hammer Root," from its ponderous form. Among 

 other trees I find a meaning for Ga-nah-jch kwa, the Canoe 

 Birch, which is "Birch that makes Canoes." Ka-nck, White 



This is a variety 



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growing by streams, much used for baskets. The names of nuts 

 are mostly old and have lost their meanings. The Chestnut is an 

 exception, 0-heh-yah-tah, or " Prickly Burr." By adding goo-na, 

 we have the Horse Chestnut, or " Big Prickly Burr." They also 

 translate our name. The Elder is Oo-sa-ha, "Frost on the 



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