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Hano Tewa, Kojaje ''ibitije. 



See under kojaji, page 56. 



P^y, fsxto'iy, 'buff -colored rabbit - brush' (p'y,, Chrysothamnus 

 bigelovii; fsseto, buff-color, buff-colored). 



The galls of this plant, j?'^5<?'6 {p'li, rabbit-brush; be, ball; V, dimin- 

 utive), ground up and drunk in water, are a good though very strong 

 medicine for the stomach (Santa Clara). 



CACTI 



Opimtia. Prickly Pear Cactus, Round-leaved Cactus. 

 OpuntiacamancMca. Prickly Pear Cactus, Round-leaved Cactus. 

 (PI. 6, &, shows the Opuntiu camanchica.) 

 The fruit of both of these species is eaten; it is called sxpe, prickly 

 pear {ss^, prickly-pear cactus; pe, fruit), or sseywsebe {sse, Opuntia; 

 ywse, thorny; he, ball, roundish fruit), ' thorny round fruit of Opuntia.^ 

 This plant is perhaps usually called by the Tewa of San Juan 

 s^ywse 'thorny Opuntia' (s^, Opuntia; ywse, thorny, thorn). 



The Tewa of Hano call the fruit of this or a similar cactus sxnto 

 {sse, Opuntia; to, nut). 



Jo. 



Opuntia arborescent. Chandelier Cactus, Cane Cactus. New 

 Mexican Spanish entrana. (See pi. 8, a.) 

 The Tewa of Hano eat the cooked fruit of this or of a similar species, 

 jomelesxlse {jo, Opuntia; mele, ball, roundish fruit; sselse, boil, cook), 

 in summer.^ The women pick the fruit with tongs, ssefiitop" e, made of 

 cleft sticks {sx, Opuntia, see above; to, nut; p'e., stick), and carry it 

 home in baskets. It is put into ^^p'ajo (basket made of slips of yucca), 

 and rubbed with a stone to dislodge the spines. It is then dropped 

 into boiling water and allowed to cook for some time. This fruit is 

 eaten with faJxewe, cornmeal porridge, with the addition of sugar. 



The fruit of "aflat cactus," also called j^'o, is cooked in the same 

 way. 



^ wqnsahewa^cu, 'Navaho testicles' {J^wdy, Jemez; Sdbe, Athapas- 

 can; walcu, testicle). - 

 Mamillarias^. Ball Cactus. (See pi. 6, (/.) 

 The spines were burned off and the entire plant was eaten raw. 

 The Tewa know by report the giant saguaro of southern Arizona, 

 " used for the roof -beams of houses." 



■The Zuiii cook the fruit of Opuntia filipendula. (See Stevenson, The Zufii Indians, p. 368.) 



2 At Santa Clara a story is told of a Navaho who, prowling around a " Mexican " village by night, 



fell into the cactus bushes; the spines put out his eyes, and he was caught and mocked by the people 



next morning. 



