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not being regarded as good 

 to eat. 

 Rub us leucodermis Dougl. Rasp- 

 berry. 

 tu'-kwun-dau-w i-a . 

 tu'-kwun-da-wi. 

 Berries eaten. 

 Rubus nutkanus Moc. Salmon- 

 berry, 

 tu'-kwun-dau-wi-a. 

 wu'-da-un-di-kup. 



The second name refers to 

 the fact that the berries 

 are sought for food by the 

 bear. The same name is 

 also given to a species of 

 Lonicera, q. vid. 

 Berries eaten. 

 Rudbeckia oecidentalis Nutt. Cone- 

 flower, 

 tu'-ro-vi-pam-pi. 

 tu'-ro-pam-pi. 

 tu'-pam-pi. 



The names mean simply 

 "black-head," in reference 

 to the color of the cone- 

 shaped flower heads. 

 Rumex salicifolius Welman, etc. 

 Sorrel; Dock, 

 aii'-ka-pa-ja-rump. 

 an'ka-p ai-d j a-rump . 

 a fi'-ka-p a-tsa-rump . 



The root furnishes one of the 

 remedies spoken of by the 

 Gosiutes as "blood medi- 

 cines," "bu'-i-tui-tsit." A 

 decoction of the root is 

 also said to have been used 

 •for injection by the rectum 

 in cases of severe con- 

 stipation. 



Sagittaria variabilis Engelm. 

 Arrow-head. 



pa'-bo-bu-ip. 



pa'ba-bu-ip. 



pi'a-pa-bu-ip. 



pi'-a-pa-bo-bu-ip. 

 Salicornia herbacea L. Samphire ; 

 Glasswort. 



pa'-o-ka; pa'-ho-qa. 



o'-ka. 



Very abundant in many 

 places in Gosiute territory 

 about alkaline and brack- 

 ish water or over damp 

 alkaline areas. This is one 

 of the various chenopoda- 

 ceous plants that contrib- 

 uted seeds so abundantly to 

 these Indians. When the 

 meal from the seeds of this 

 plant was cooked it is 

 described as having tasted 

 like "sweet bread" by 

 those who have eaten it. 

 Salix longi folia Muh., and other 

 species. Willow. 



si'-o-pi. 



si'hip. 



[The name seems to mean 

 approximately "water or 

 wet wood or plant (shrub 

 or tree)," probably in refer- 

 ence to its habitat. An- 

 other possible meaning 

 would be "sap wood."] 

 The wood was commonly used 

 in the making of baskets, 

 water-jugs, etc., though 

 cottonwood was by most 

 preferred when accessible. 

 It was used for making 



