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Carum gairdneri Benth. and Hook, 

 yam'pa. 

 yamp. 



The fleshy roots of this plant 

 furnished a food very im- 

 portant to the Gosiutes 

 and related Indians and 

 one of which they were 

 especially fond. The plant 

 is widely distributed and 

 occurs abundantly in the 

 mountains. The roots 

 were commonly prepared 

 by roasting in a pit lined 

 with hot stones. They 

 were preserved in quantity 

 for winter use. 

 Castilleia miniata Dougl. Indian 

 Paint-brush; Painted Cup. 

 koi'cli-gip. 



Also spoken of sometimes as 

 to'go-un-go-na; but this 

 name more frequently re- 

 stricted to the next species. 

 Castilleia parviflora Bong, and 

 minor Gray. Indian Paint- 

 brush; Painted Cup. 

 to'go-un-go-na. 



[From to'go-a, snake, rattle- 

 snake, + lin, + gun, gu'na, 

 fire. Hence, " snake fire."] 

 Catkin, pistillate, of willows, etc. 

 bi'a-gint. 



[Apparently bi'a, ha, seed, 

 etc., + kin, + t.] 

 Catkin, staminate, of willow, etc. 



i'dcum-um-bu-i. 

 Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. New 

 Jerse}^ Tea. 

 a'di-riim-bip. 

 a'di-rum-b lp-an-ka-sip . 



[a'di-rum-bip + ah'ka-bit, 

 red, + sip.] 



Cercocarpus ledifolius. Mountain 

 Mahogany. 



tu'nam-pi. 



tu'niimp. 



The wood of the mountain 

 mahogany was the favorite 

 material among the Gos- 

 iutes for bows. Powdered 

 charcoal made from the 

 green wood was used by 

 some on burns. 



Cercocarpus parvif alius Nutt. 

 Mountain Mahogany, 

 tu'hi-nup. 



Chaenactis douglasii Hook, and 

 Arn. 

 wan'gin-gip. 

 ?ko'si-bo-qun-tos. 

 Sometimes minced or mashed 

 up and rubbed on limbs, 

 etc., for soreness or aching. 

 Chenopodium capitatum Watson. 

 Goose-foot; Pigweed, 

 kum'iin-tsi-a. 



[Prob. hum, rabbit, + un, + 

 tsi'a.] 

 ??pa'gwo-nup. 

 Seeds formerly gathered for 

 food, this species being the 

 source of a large supply. 

 Chenopodium leptophyllum Nutt. 

 Pigweed ; Goose-foot, 

 i'u-pi. 



Seeds served as food as with 

 the preceding species. 

 Chenopodium rubrum L. and capi- 

 tatum Watson. Pigweed; 

 Goose-foot 



