is used to incite in the women ndaad/ madness.” All of 
our information leads us to believe that nonda mosh, quite 
different from R. Nondorbiugi [sic] Singer, is held respon- 
sible for much of the psychic disturbance attributed to 
mushrooms among the women of the Wahgi. The speci- 
tic epithet Nondorbingi carries no meaning in the Yuwi 
language. 
The description of this Russula, as well as other neigh- 
boring ones that we have just mentioned, will appear 
elsewhere shortly. We shall stress the fact that such con- 
fusions stem from difficulties of communication with the 
natives. Stanley Christian and Dr. Dorothy Shaw de- 
serve nothing but praise for their persistent efforts to 
identify the mushrooms at the root of the ‘madness’. 
We shall refrain from using the word ‘hysteria’, as it is 
quite clear that hysteria does not fit the case. 
Until now there have existed two lists of vernacular 
names tor the mushrooms considered by the natives as 
responsible for the ‘madness’, one in the article already 
cited by Marie Reay, published in Oceania, the other 
compiled by Mrs. Danga Goy (born in the Wahgi Val- 
ley) and sent by Stanley Christian to Dr. Shaw in his 
letter dated February 14, 1960. 
Names proposed by 
Marie Reay Danga Goi 
1. ngam-ngam nondo ngamngam 
2. ngamp-kindjkants nondo napkins gant (or gent) 
3. kermaikip nondo bolbe 
4. tuadwa nondo galwans 
The descriptive indications accompanying these terms 
are, mycologically speaking, useless. The first two names 
9 ‘ 7 : =r . 
A recent collection (February 1964) made by Miss Reay permits 
us to expand our documentation on these Russula species. 
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