USE OF PLANTS IN DYEING 



Dyciiig may l)o classed among the lost arts of the Zuiii, so com- 

 pleteh^ have aniline dyes of commerce superseded their beautiful 

 native vegetal colors. 



Alnus tenuifolia Nutt. iVlder. Betulace^. Birch family. 



I'shinaklatsi'lcwane, 'grease gaming-stick' {i'sJiiruihia, grease; 

 tsi'Tcwane, gaming stick). The stick referred to is used in 

 foot races and is never touched ])y the hand after it is once 

 tossed with the foot. Some of these racing-sticks are made 

 of this wood; hence the name. 

 The bark is employed for dyeing deerskin reddish-brown. 



CastiUeja infegra A. Gray. Indian Paint Brush. Scrophula- 



RIACE.E. Figwort family. 

 Tsu'yaa'wa tsi'sinakta, ' hummiiigbird all sucking-food' {tsu'ya, 

 hummingbird; a'wa, all; tsi'sinakia, sucking-food). So 

 named because the blossoms of this plant are a favorite food 

 of the hummingbii'd. 

 The bark of the root is used in conjunction with mmerals for coloring 

 deerskm black. 



Chrysothamnus bigelovii (A. Gray) Greene. Eabbit Brush. 



Carduace^e. Thistle family. 

 Ha'lcoha lup'tsina, 'white leaf yellow' (ha<ha'li,\eiit; Tco'hiK 

 ^o'Aawia, white: lup'isina,\e]\o-w). Named for the yellow 

 blossom and silvery leaf. 

 The blossoms are used for dyeing yellow. 



Coreopsis cardaminefolia Torr. & Gray. Coreopsis. Cardua- 



CKJE. Thistle family. 

 Kia'naitu, 'water seeds' (hia<Ma'v:e, water; nai'tu, seeds). 

 The blossoms are employed m conjunction with other flowers for 

 dyeing yarn mahogany red. 



Psilosirophe iagetina (Nutt.) Greene. Carduace.^;. Thistle 



family. 

 Ha't^oliJco, 'leaf mouse' (Iia Kha'U, leaf; tsoli'Tco, mouse). Named 

 for a species of mouse that feeds on the leaves of the plant. 

 A yellow dye is produced from the blossoms. 

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