GILMORE] TAXONOMIC LIST OF PLANTS 83 
fancy it is expected will thus be captivated. Omaha girls were 
somewhat in fear of the plant because of this supposed property and 
because, further, too strong a whiff of the odor was thought to cause 
nosebleed. On this account Omaha swains took delight in playfully 
frightening girls by suddenly thrusting some of the powder under 
their noses. 
BerBeERIDACEAE 
CaAULOPHYLLUM THALICTROIDES (L.) Michx. Blue Cohosh. 
Zhu-nakada-tanga-maka" (Omaha-Ponca), “ great fever medicine ” 
(zhu, flesh; nakada, hot; tanga, great; maka", medicine). Zhu- 
nakada, literally “ hot flesh,” is the Omaha word for “ fever.” 
A decoction of the root was given for fevers. This was considered. 
the most effectual febrifuge known to the Omaha. 
MENISPERMACEAE 
MENISPERMUM CANADENSE L. Moonseed. 
Ingthahe-hazi-i-ta (Omaha-Ponea), “thunder grapes” (ingthahe, 
thunder; hazi, grapes; 7, they; ta, genitive sign). Another name 
of Menispermum among the Ponca is Wanatha hazi etai, 
“ orapes of the ghosts” (wanatha, ghost or shade or spirit; hazi, 
grapes). 
Wanaghi-haz (Winnebago), literally “ ghost fruit,” or “fruit of 
the ghosts or shades.” 
Hakakut (Pawnee), “sore mouth” (Aakau, mouth; kut, sore). 
The several tribal names suggest the sinister character ascribed to 
this plant. 
PAPAVERACEAE 
SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS L. Bloodroot. (PI. 12.) 
Minigathe maka" wau (Omaha-Ponca), “ woman-seeking medi- 
cine.” 
Pek-hishuji (Winnebago). The first member of this compound 
means “ gourd,” and the second, “ to make red”; hence the name 
probably refers to the use of the plant for reddening gourd 
rattles in ancient time, though I have never seen a rattle of 
modern time so decorated. 
For the purpose of dyeing red the root of this plant was boiled 
with the materials to be dyed. For a love charm a bachelor of the 
Ponca after rubbing some of the root on his palm would contrive 
to shake hands with a girl he desired; if successful in this, after five 
or six days she would be found willing to marry him. From this use 
comes the Omaha-Ponca name of the plant. It was said to be used 
sometimes also as a decorative skin stain. 
