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256. Cola de gallo; pluma de loro; cola de loro. 

 a. itftajan; iffpakan. 



6. Codiaeum variegatum Blume. Ornamental plant 

 cultivated in gardens. 



c. Altar decoration. 



d. MG. 



e. Same determination as Nos. 257 and 258, but in- 

 formants recognize three kinds, distinguished by Spanish 

 names (see above). 



257. See No. 256. 



258. See No. 256. 



259. Palma redonda. 



a. stiliki? tfu-kswat. 



b. Saoal mexicana Mart. ; determined by L. H. Bailey. 

 Wild palm (MG), spared when fields are cleared. 



c. Leaf for cordage, thatch, chair seats, and ornamental 

 palm figures used in altar decoration. 



d. MG. 



260. Camote. 



a. manta [generic term for sweetpotato] ; saqfika 

 ma-nta (camote bianco), (iu06qo , ma-nta (camote mo- 

 rado) ; smukfiku ma-nta (camote amarillo). 



b. Ipomaea batatas (L.) Lam. Cultivated. 



c. Root relatively important in diet; leaf not eaten. 



d. MG. 



e. Informant distinguishes sweetpotatoes by color. Of 

 four specimens collected, two have white skin and flesh ; 

 one has red or purple skin and one unidentified as to color. 



261. Flor de muerto. 

 a. jakatfanat. 



&. Tagetes patula L. Cultivated (?) in house clear- 

 ings and maize fields. 



c. Altar decoration (MG). Substitute for flor de mayo 

 in magical "cleansing" ceremony (No. 151) (ML). 



d. MG, ML. 



262. Almendra. 



a. No Totonac name. 



6. Terminalia catappa L. Found in one garden only; 

 introduced from Jalapa some years ago. 



c. "Almonds" declared edible, but not eaten locally. 



d. MG. 



263. Tortilla de ratdn; pegarropa; pegapega. 



a. iseautfia ; eausiya. 



b. Two speciments : one, Desmodium axillare ( Sw. ) DO. 

 var. genuina; the other, Desmodium canum (Gmel.) 

 Schinz & Thell. Determination by Bernice G. Schubert. 

 Weed in maize fields (BX). 



c. No utility (MG). Remedy for diarrhea and nausea 

 (LP). 



d. MG, Bernabe Xochigua, Luis Patifio. 



264. Unknown to informant, 

 o. paks'tamak. 



b. Anoda cristata (L.) Schlecht. 



c. Remedy for magical malviento in small children : 

 sprays boiled and liquid used in bath. 



d. MG. 



265. Unknown to informant. 



a. .0i<?aketkucusu. 



b. Eupatorium odoratum L. Wild vine in abandoned 

 milpas. 



c. Used [as substitute?] in bath of seven herbs (No. 15). 



d. MG. 



266. Palo de voladillo. 



a. snAtpu'u. 



b. Sapindus saponaria L. Monte alto tree. 



c. Fruit of no utility. Wood used for ax handle. 



d. MG. 



267. Paxtle; parial de niho. 



a. Unknown to informant. 



b. Tillandsia usneoides L. 



c. Used on Christmas Eve to make bed for Christ Child ; 

 practice confined to one family. 



d. MG. 



268. Unknown to informant. 

 a. kukujala?. 



6. Myriocarpa cordifolia Liebm. Wild shrub found in 

 humid ground and along arroyos. 



c. Leaves used to wrap purchases of meat. 



d. MG. 



269. See No. 156. 



270. Vara de San Jose". 



a. isli§t6ko. 



b. Probably Jacobinia umbrosa (Benth.) Blake. Culti- 

 vated in gardens. 



c. Altar decoration. 



d. MG. 



271. Carrizo del sol. 



a. iskatit Cidini' (Cidim', sol). 



b. Russelia campechiana Standi. Monte vine. 



c. Altar decoration (AM). Formerly used as stem for 

 pipe (MG). 



d. MG, AM. 



272. Canceled. 



273. Calabaza. 



a. nlpSP, nipi§P. 



b. Cucurbita moschata Duch. Determined by L. H. 

 Bailey. Hugh Cutler identifies seeds as C. moschata 

 Poiret (p. 136). Cultivated. 



e. Fruit eaten (p. 136). 



d. MG. 



e. See also No. 278. 



274. Pedo de culebra. 

 a. Not recorded. 



6. Asclepias curassavica L. Wild vine. 



c. Remedy for hemorrhoids : young leaves seared on 

 coals, smeared with castor oil, and eaten (EX). Milky 

 sap poisonous (BS). 



d. Elena A. de Xochigua, MG, Rutilio Olmos, Bartolo 

 Simbr6n. 



e. Another plant, same Spanish name (no specimen) 

 used as whooping cough remedy ( MG ) ; root ( presumably 

 of other plant) split and necklace made of pieces, like- 

 wise as cure for whooping cough (RO). 



