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The names refer to the ele- 

 vated cone-shaped heads; 

 toi, elevate, etc., + gup, 

 fruit, + giint. The names 

 are not wholly specific, 

 being applied to some other 

 forms having similar heads. 

 Ranunculus sceleratus L. Butter- 

 cup, 

 a'-tam-bi-tcip. 

 ha'tam-bi-tcip. 

 Rhus aromatica Ait. var. trilobata 

 Gray. Sumac ; Squaw-berry, 

 i'-tcib. 

 ai'tcib. 

 u'-i-tcib. 



Berries to some extent eaten. 

 Rhus toxicodendron L. Poison 

 Oak; Poison Ivy. 

 ta'-da-bi. 

 Rhus glabra L. Sumac; Squaw- 

 berry, 

 an'-ka-ti-w i-iimp . 

 an'-ka-ti-wi-a. 



Berries eaten. The leaves 

 were formerly smoked. 

 Ribes aureum Pursh. Missouri 

 or Black Currant, 

 kai'-i-ump. 

 po'-go-nup. 

 po'gum-pi. 



The second name, while often 

 used as applying to this 

 species, is also the general 

 term for the currant berry 

 of this and other species, 

 in this usage being broadly 

 the equivalent of our 

 word currant. 

 The fruit of this and the 

 following species, which 



seem to have been less 

 important, was used as 

 food and was dried in 

 quantity and preserved for 

 later use in the usual way. 

 Ribes divaricatum Dougl. var. 

 Currant, 

 wfsa-po-gump. 



The prefixed portion of the 

 name, wi'sa, refers to the 

 prickles born on this 

 species. 

 Ribes lacustre and leptanthum 

 Gray var. brachyanthum. 

 Currant, 

 ai'-go-po-gump. 

 The prefixed or first portion 

 of this compound name 

 means process or thorn, in 

 reference doubtless to the 

 spines of this species. 

 Ribes oxycanthoides L. Currant, 

 toi'-ya-po-go-nup. 



The name means "mountain 

 currant." 

 Root, 

 tsm. 

 tshr'ai. 

 Rosa, calif omica and fendleri Cre- 

 pin. Rose, 

 tsi'-o-pi. 



The name means "prickly 

 plant." The berries, known 

 as tsi'ump or dzi'ump, were 

 gathered for food. 

 Rosa nutkana Presl. Rose. 

 ti'-a-bi. 



The berries are spoken of 

 as mo' 'gon-dzi-iimp; which 

 means poison or deleterious 

 rose-berries, these berries 



