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INDIAN 



[b. a. e. 



Indian lettuce. — The round-leaved win- 

 tergreen {Pyrola rotundlfolia) . 



Indian malloiv. — (1) The velvet-leaf 

 [Ahutilon ahutdon), also known as Indian 

 hemp. (2) The prickly sida {Sida spi- 

 nosa). 



Indian melon. — A Colorado name of a 

 species of EcMnocadus. 



Indian millet. — The silky oryzopsis 

 ( Ori/zopsis cuspidata ) . 



Indian moccasin. — The stemless lady's- 

 slipper or moccasin-flower ( Cypripedium 

 acaule). 



Indian mozemize, or moose misse. — The 

 American mountain-ash or dogberry {Sor- 

 bus americana ) . 



Indian paint. — (1 ) The strawberry-blite 

 {Blitum capitatum). (2) The hoary puc- 

 coon {Lithospermiun cane.'icens). (3) A 

 Wisconsin name, according to Bergen, for 

 a species of Tradescantia. (4) Bloodroot 

 {Sanguinaria canadensis), called red In- 

 dian paint. (5) The yellow puccoon ( Hy- 

 drastis canadensis), called yellow Indian 

 paint. 



Indian paint-brush. — The scarlet- paint- 

 ed cup { Castilleja coccinea) . 



Indian peach. — Ungrafted peach trees, 

 according to Bartlett, which are consid- 

 ered to be more thrifty and said to bear 

 larger fruit. In the South a specific 

 variety of clingstone peach. 



Indian pear. — The service-berry (Ame- 

 lanchier canadensis), called also wild In- 

 dian pear. 



Indian physic. — (1) The bowman's- 

 root ( Porferanthus trifoliatus), called also 

 Indian hippo. (2) American ipecac ( Por- 

 teranthiis stipulatus). (3) Fraser's mag- 

 nolia, the long-leaved umbrella-tree 

 ( Magnolia fraseri ) . 



Indian pine. — The loblolly, or old-field 

 pine {Pinus taeda). 



Indian pi nh. — (1) The Carolina pink, 

 or worm-gr&sii {Spigelia marylandica) . (2) 

 The cypress- vine [Quamociit quamoclit). 

 (3) The fire pink {Silene virginicn). (4) 

 The cuckoo-flower, or ragged-robin 

 {Lychnis flos-cuculi). (5) The fringed 

 milkwort, or polygala {Poly gala pauci- 

 folia). (6) The scarlet-painted cup ( Cas- 

 tilleja coccinea). (7) The wild pink (S^i- 

 Zenepen/jsy^cajtica). (8) Silene calif ornica. 



Indian pipe. — The corpse-plant or ghost- 

 flower {Monotropa uniflora). 



Indian pitcher. — The pitcher-plant or 

 side-saddle flower {Sarracenia purpurea). 



Indian plantain. — (1) The great Indian 

 plantain or wild collard ( Mesadenia reni- 

 formis). (2) The pale Indian plantain 

 {M. atriplicifolia). (3) The tuberous In- 

 dian plantain {M. fuberosa). (4) The 

 sweet-scented Indian plantain {Synosma 

 suareolens) . 



Indian pol-e. — (1) American white hel- 

 lebore ( Veratrtini riride). (2) False hel- 

 lebore { V. woodii). 



Indian posey. — (1) Sweet life-everlast- 

 ing ( Gnaphaliuni olAusi folium). {2) Large- 

 flowered everlasting {Anaphalis argari- 

 tacea ). (3 ) The butterfly- weed ( Asclepias 

 tuberosa ) . 



Indian potato. — (1) The groundnut 

 {Apio^ apios). (2) A western name for 

 the squirrel-corn {Bikukutla canadensis). 

 (3) A California name, according to Ber- 

 gen, f(jr Brodiaea capitata; but according 

 to Barrett (inf'n, 1906) the term is indis- 

 criminately given to many different species 

 of bulbs and corms, which formed a con- 

 siderable item in the food supply of the 

 Californian Indians. 



Indian puccoon. — The hoary puccoon 

 {Lithospermum canescens). 



Indian red-root. — The red-root ( Gyroth- 

 eca capitata). 



Indian I'liubarb. — A California name, ac- 

 cording to Bergen, ior ,Sa.r if raga peltata. 



Indian rice. — Wild rice [Zizania aquat- 

 ica ) . 



Indian root. — The American spikenard 

 ( Aralia racemosa ) . 



Indian sage. — The common thorough- 

 wort or boneset ( Eupatorium perfoliatum ) . 



Indian sham rod-. — The ill-scented wake- 

 robin, or erect trillium ( Trillium erectum). 



Indian shoe. — The large yellow lady's- 

 slipper {Cypripediimi hirsutum). 



Indianslipper. — Thei)inklady's-slipper, 

 or moccasin-flower ( Cypripediuyn acaxde). 



Indian soap-plant. — The soap-berry, or 

 wild China-tree (Sapindus marginatus). 



Indian strawberry. — The strawberry- 

 blite {Blitum capit(dum). 



Indian tea.— Plants, the leaves, etc., of 

 which have been infused by the Indians, 

 and after them by whites; also the decoc- 

 tion made therefrom, for example, Lab- 

 rador tea (Ledum gra'landieum), which in 

 Labrador is called Indian tea. 



Indian tobacco. — (1) The wild tobacco 

 ( Lobelia inflcda ). ( 2 ) Wild tobacco ( Nic- 

 otiana rustica). (3) The plantain-leaf ever- 

 lasting {Antennaria plantugini folia). (4) 

 A New Jersey name, according to Bart- 

 lett, of the common mullein ( Verbascura 

 thapsus). 



I7}dian turmeric. — The yellow puccoon, 

 or orange-root {Hydrastis canadensis). 



Indian turnip. — (1) The jack-in-the- 

 pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), also called 

 three-leaved Indian turnip. (2) The 

 prairie potato, or poumie blanche {P.'ior- 

 alea esculenta). 



Indian vervain. — ANewfoundland name, 

 according to Bergen, for the shining club- 

 moss {Lycopodium lucidulnm). 



Indian warrior. — A California name for 

 Pedicularis densi^tl(n-a. 



Indian weed. — An early term for to- 

 baccOi 



Indian wheat. — An early term for maize, 

 or Indian corn. 



Indian ivhort. — A Labrador and New- 



