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CoMPOSiT-^, Ld'chiin, in Yokuts. The seeds of inauy species used for 



pinole aud liigbly esteemed. 

 Cruciferje, Kcijetmlij iu Yokuts. Seeds of several species used iu 



making iianada or musli. 

 Cyclobotiira, Beuth. ; Calochortus. Beaver-tail grass. Genus of 



liliaceous plants ^Yitll many species. Nut eaten raw or roasted. 

 Datura meteloides, D. C. Tannailch, in Yokuts. Jimson weed. 



Pounded roots gootl for cuts and bruises. Decoction drank as 0])i- 



ate, especially by shamans, who are sometimes killed by it. 



EcniVERIA LANCEOLATA, Nutt.; COTYLEDON LANCEOLATA, Beilth. and 



Hook. Eock lettuce. One of the crassulaccie. Eaten raw. 



Eremocarpus setigerus, Benth. Little mullein. Euphorbiaceous 

 plant ; decoction used as cure ibr ague. 



Erodiuh CICUTARIUM. Po/t7;c?(f.v, in Yokuts. Pin clover, pin grass. 

 One of the geraniaceai; eaten raw when tender or boiled for 

 greens. An excellent forage plant, reputed to impart an excel- 

 lent flavor to milk and butter. 



Eriodyction glutinosum, Beuth. KitnilsiLm Yokuts. Yerba Santa. 

 Decoction drank for fever and bad blood. 



EscnoLTZiA CALIFORNIGA, Cham. Watrdlo, in Yokuts. Califor- 

 nia poppy. Either boiled or roasted with hot stones and then laid 

 in water. 



FRANGULA CALIFORNICA, Gray; linAMNUSCALIFORNICUS, Eschholtz. 



Buckthorn. Poot heated hot and placed on aching tooth. 



Galium. Used by the Nishinam as an ague medicine. The leaves and 

 stems are heated and placed on affected parts for rheumatism. 



Grass nuts. Large number of species of bulbous plants under this 

 general name are ijried out of the ground with the i)rimitive dig- 

 ging stick and eaten raw or roasted. 



Grass seeds. Almost every edible seed in Caliibniia Ims been discov- 

 ered by the Indians, who apply to them the general term of grass 

 seeds. These are inarched aiul ground and eateu uncooked, or 

 made into mush or cakes. 



Greens. The list of plants eaten iu the spring as salad is very exten- 

 sive. 



nESPEROSCORDIUM LACTEUM, LiNDL. = BRODIylSA LACTA, WatSOU. 



White-flowered grass. A liliaceous i)lant, the nut eaten raw or 



roasted. 

 JuNCUS. Mr. Powers tells us that the small bulrush is hatcheled 



with flints or finger-nails, bleached, and woven into breech cloths, 



etc. 

 Labiatje. Several species of mints are drunk in a tea or decoction 



for coughs and colds. 

 Madaria dissitiflora, Gray. One of the compositaij seeds said to 



be as rich as butter. 

 Melica. Eateu raw or boiled for grceus. 



