70 ETHNOBOTANY OF THE ZUNI INDIANS [eth. asn. 30 



consists in cnishing boiled beans and mixing them with mush, baking 

 them wTa])i)cd in corn liusks. StUl another favorite dish is meat 

 stew well hUed with beans. 



Physalis fendleri A. Gray. Ground Cherry. Solanace.*:. 



Nightshade family. 

 Ee'tsitohia. Named for an insect that feeds upon the plant. 

 The fruit is boiled in a small quantity of water and then crushed 

 and used as a condiment. 



P. longifolia Nutt. bears the .same Indian name as P. fendleri. 

 This ]dant grows wild on the lowlands, and is also cultivated in the 

 small gardens worked by the women. When ripe the fruit is red 

 and its flavor is mucli like that of the tomato. 



The berry is boiled, tlien ground in a mortar with raw onions, 

 chile, and coriander seeds. This highly prized dish is eaten with a 

 ladle or a spoon. 



Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinon of the Southwest. Pinacels:, 



Pine family. 

 Ee'shotsi'tonne, 'gum branch' (he'slio, gum; tsi'tomie, branch), in 

 allusion to the quantity of gum that exudes from it. 

 The nuts from the cones are gathered in great quantities and stored 

 for winter use. They are toasted, not only because the flavor is 

 improved by tliis process, but because they are better preserved in 

 this condition. Wliat the Zuni do not gather themselves they secure 

 fi'om the Navaho Indians. These nuts afford one of the choicest of 

 their food supphes. 



Rihes inebriaris Lindl. Wild Currant. Grossulariace.s;. 



Gooseberry family. 

 Ke'lashiwu'nana, 'weed fu'st come out' (ke, weed; lasldwu'nana, 

 first come out). 

 Tliis plant is the fu'st to show young leaves in the spring. The 

 fresh leaves are eaten with uncooked mutton fat, or with deer fat 

 when it can be obtained. The berries are highly reUshed. 



Salix irrorata Anders. Willow. Salicace,e. Willow family. 



Eight or a dozen willows trimmed at the ends and tied together 

 are used for stirring corn, popcorn, and other footl toasting over the 

 fire. 



Cottonwood is employed for a variety of purposes in the household. 



Solanum elaeagmfolium Cav. Bull Nettle. Solanace^. Night- 

 shade family. 

 Ha'watapa, 'prickly leaf (ha<ha'li, leaf; wa'tapa, prickly). 

 Goat's milk curdled with the berries is regarded by the Zuni as a 

 dehcious beverage. 



