84 USES OF PLANTS BY INDIANS [BTH. ANN. 33 
SAXIFRAGACEAE 
GROSSULARIA MISSOURIENSIS (Nutt.) Cov. & Britt. Wild Gooseberry. 
Wichakdeshka (Dakota); Yankton, dialect, wichaknasha; Teton 
dialect, wichagnashka. 
Pezi (Omaha-Ponca). 
Haz-ponoponokh (Winnebago), “crunching fruit” (haz, fruit; 
ponoponok, crunching). 
The berries of this plant were used for food in their season. A 
children’s game was described among the Omaha in which the chil- 
dren were counted off into two parties. Each individual of both 
parties was given a portion of the acidulous unripe berries which 
he must try to eat without making a grimace. The party less suc- 
cessful in this ordeal had to pay a forfeit to the victorious party 
or to execute some performance for their amusement, as for instance, 
to hop on one foot so many steps backward. 
Rives amertcanum Mill. Wild Black Currant. 
Chap-ta-haza (Dakota), “ Beaver-berries,” from chapa-ta-haza 
(chapa, beaver; haza, berry; ta, genitive sign). 
Pezi nuga (Omaha-Ponea) ; pezi, gooseberry ; nuga, male. 
An Omaha said a strong decoction of the root is made to drink as 
a remedy for kidney trouble. A Winnebago medicine-man said the 
root of the black currant is used by women for uterine trouble. 
RosacEAE 
FRAGARIA VIRGINIANA Duchesne and F. Amertcana (Porter) Britton. 
Wild Strawberry. (Pl. 13, a.) 
Wazhushtecha (Dakota). Wazhushtecha-hu, strawberry vine. 
Wazhushtecha sha wi, the moon when strawberries are ripe, 
June (sha, red; w7, moon, lunar month). 
Bashte (Omaha-Ponea). Bashte-hi, strawberry vine. 
Haz-shchek (Winnebago) ; haz, fruit. 
Aparu-huradu (Pawnee), “ ground berry” (aparu, berry; huradu, 
ground). 
All the tribes were fond of wild strawberries and luxuriated in 
them in their season, but the fruit was too juicy to lend itself to 
the process of drying successfully for winter use. Young leaves 
of the plant were infused to make a beverage like tea by the Winne- 
bago. 
Russ occrentaris L. and R. srrrcosus Michx. Wild Raspberry. 
Taka*hecha (Dakota). Taka™hecha-hu, raspberry bush. 
Agthamu"gi (Omaha-Ponea). 
Aparu (Pawnee), berry. 
