1911.] 



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Fritillaria pudica Spreng. Butter- 

 cup; Yellow Bell. 



wina-go. 



Bulbs formerly eaten to some 

 extent. 



Galium aparine L. var., and 

 relatives. Bedstraw. 



Said to be one of the piin'go- 

 na-tsu or horse medicines, 

 but no more specific named 

 could be recalled by infor- 

 mants. Said by one to be 

 good for horses when " give 

 out"; but author has no 

 information beyond this 

 statement. 



Geranium fremonti Torr. Wild 

 Geranium; Crane's Bill. 

 ka'na-gwa-na. 

 pa'hu-ip. 



Decoction made from root 

 used in diarrhoea, etc. The 

 remedy is an active and 

 effective astringent. It 

 may be remarked that a 

 species of the same genus 

 was formerly much used 

 for similar purposes in our 

 own medical practice and 

 that by many it was as 

 such highly esteemed. 



Gilia aggregate, Spreng., etc. 

 mu'tu-nats-iim-bi-ji. 



[mu'tu-ruits, humming-bird, 

 -f urn, possessive, + bi'dci, 

 milk, nourishment; "hum- 

 mingbird's milk or nectar." 

 Names applied also to sev- 

 eral other related forms, 

 such as Zauschneria.] 



Gilia gracilis Hook and linearis 

 Gray, 

 i'am-bip. 



[Prob. i'a, wound, + m, + 

 Up.] 



Said formerly to have been 

 mashed up and applied on 

 wounds and bruises. 



Glycerin ceroides Thurber. Manna 

 Grass, 

 si'wump. 



yo'ni-so-nip (Goship. Cf. 



Festuca). 

 Cf. Festuca, to which name 

 is also applied. Glyceria is 

 apparently the typical or 

 standard form. 

 Seeds formerly an important 

 source of food. 



Glyceria aquatica Smith. Reed 

 Meadow Grass. 

 kiim'a-ra-si-yu-gip. 

 pa'si-wiimp. 



[pa, water, + si'wump, q. vid.: 

 water si'wump in reference 

 to habitat in wet ground 

 and along streams.] 

 Seeds used as food. 

 Glyceria nervata Trin. 

 tai'gwi-bi. 

 si'wump. 



?pa / si-wiimp (cf. preceding 

 form). 

 Seeds eaten. 



Glaux maritima L. Sea-Milkwort. 

 pa'ru-sip. 



?o'ta-bi-da. 



Geum rosii Ser. 



Said by one 

 i'a-na-tsu. 



to be an 



