EDIBLE PLANTS 



Amaranthus hlHoides S. Wats. Tumblewced. Amaraxtiiace^. 



Amaranth famUy. 

 Ku'shutsi, 'many seeds.' 

 The seeds of the phint are supposed to have been brouglit from the 

 undermost world in the jjrecious eVleteliwe ' of the rain j)riests and 

 scattered by them over the earth. Originally the seeds were eaten 

 raw, but the Zuni say that after they became possessed of corn, these 

 seeds were ground with black corn meal, mixed with water, and the 

 mixture was made into balls, or pats, and steamed, as are those eaten 

 at the present time. A network of slender sticks or slats is fitted 

 snugly inside the pot in the center, and the meal cakes or balls are 

 placed thereon. The pot contains sufficient water to steam them. 



Artemisia wrightii A. Gray. Wormwood. Caeduace^. Thistle 



family. 

 Kla'tsanna, 'small seeds' {'kla<'kia'we, seeds; tsan'na, small).^ 

 The seeds ground and mixed with water are made into balls or 

 pats, and steamed. This dish is now rarely prepared, but the Zuni 

 declare that l-ia'tsanna was among theii' most ancient foods, and that 

 they depended much on it when they first emerged into the outer 

 world. ^ 



AsclepiasgaUaidesIi.lB.}\.. Milkweed. Asclepiadace^. Milk- 

 weed family. 



Ha'watseki, 'leaf boy' Qui <ha'li, h'ixf; ^vats' cH , hoy) . The ^-oung 

 bo3'S search for the plant in order to secure the first buds 

 to eat, hence the name. 



Asclepias involucrata Engelm. Milkweed. Asclepiadace.^!. 



Milkweed family. 

 Po'Ma a'wa Ui'sinakia, 'all jaokiabbit sucking-food' {po'Tcia, 



jackrabbit; a'wa. all; tsi'sinalcla, suckmg-food) ; so named 



because the milk of the weed is a favorite food of this 



animal. 



Astragalus diphysus Gray. Milk Vetch. Fabace^. Pea family. 

 Ha'onawe, 'leaf teeth' (ha<ha'li, leaf; o'nawe, teeth); so named 

 because of the serrated leaf. 



I Sesi23i Ann. Rep. Bur. Amer. Elhn.,Y>. 163. The words el'Meliwe ani J/7owf are sj-nonymous. 

 ' Itwill be observed that this plant when used for food bears an Indian name different from the one em- 

 ployed when it is used medicinally. See p. 42. 

 > See Sid Ann. Rep. Bur. Amer. Elhn., p. 24. 



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