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275. Zacate colarado. 



a. licikfni sd.kat; ^u^okot sdkat. (sakat, zacate?). 



b. Imperata contracta (H. B. K.) Hitchc. Determined 

 by J. R. Swallen. Grown from transplanted runners, in 

 maize field (LX). 



c. Used as thatch, but "too dry" for fodder (LX). 



d. Lorenzo Xoehigua, MG, Jos6 Maria Garcia. 



e. A wild form, zacate Colorado cimarron, of no utility 

 (MG) ; used as thatch (JMG). 



276. Cilantro extranjero. 



a. No Totonac name. 



b. Eryngium foetidum L. Cultivated from seed, or small 

 volunteers transplanted ; available throughout year. 



c. Used as seasoning. 



d. MG. 



e. Despite name, informant considers plant native. 



277. Tabaco criollo. 

 a. aSkut. 



6. Nicotiana sp., probably N. tabacum L. Not raised 

 locally. 



c. A curiosity in one Tajin garden. 



d. MG. 



278. Calabaza de bola. 



a. nip ? si samaktankololo. 



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

 Bailey. Cultivated. 



c. Fruit eaten (p. 136). 



d. MG. 



e. See also No. 273, same species. 



279. See No. 71. 



280. See No. 222. 



281. Bella. 



a. Presumably no Totonac name. 



b. Zinnia elegans Jacq. Said to be introduced ; appar- 

 ently escaped from cultivation. 



c. "Only a flower" ; no utility. 



d. Pedro Perez. 



282. Mango. 



a. mango (sic). 



b. Mangifera indica L. Fruit tree cultivated in house 

 clearings, maize fields ; only one kind occurs locally. 



c. Edible fruit ; not produced in salable quantity. 



d. MG. 



283. Ouapilla. 



a. mu-ta. 



b. Bromelia karatas L. (?). Determined by Lyman B. 

 Smith. 



c. Ripe fruit edible; also used as base for fermented 

 drink (p. 164). 



d. MG. 



284. Pichoco. 



a. Xalni ; XaXni. 



b. Erythrina americana Mill. Monte tree (AM) ; but 

 also grown from cuttings in house clearing (MG). 



c. Blossom edible (p. 162). 



d. AM, MG. 



285. Unknown to informant. 

 o. ku-las (Spanish colt). 



b. Brassica oleracea L. var. troncliuda Bailey. Occa- 

 sionally cultivated in maize fields. 



c. Edible (p. 162) but regarded without enthusiasm. 



d. MG. 



286. Unknown to informants. 

 a. stiyu' 



6. Ipomaea purga (Wenderoth) Hayne. Vine; volun- 

 teer in abandoned maize fields, along arroyos, or in humid 

 ground. 



c. In Talaxca, leaves eaten with beans (ML) (pp. 161- 

 162) ; apparently not used in Tajin (MG). 



d. ML, MG. 



e. This the famous Jalapa purge ; laxative qualities not 

 recognized in Tajin. 



287. Palo de lodo. 



a. pu-tunun kiwi. 



b. Eupatorium daleoides (DC.) Hemsl. 



c. Flower used as altar decoration ; poles, as house walls 

 and roof frame. 



d. MG. 



288. Zacate de venado. 



a. igsakat'juki' (Juki', venado). 



b. Imperata brasiliensis Trin. Determined by J. R. 

 Swallen. Troublesome weed in maize fields. 



c. No utility. 



d. MG. 



e. "Looks like zacate Colorado (No. 275) but is not." 



289. Noche buena. 



a. pastugxn. 



b. Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. Cultivated ; no wild 

 form. 



c. Used as altar decoration on Christmas Eve. 



d. MG. 



290. Ciruelo rojo. 



a. tfutfoqo stata ; §a0u0oko skatan (sa^utfoko, rojo; ska- 

 tan, ciruelo). 



b. Spondias purpurea L. Grown from cuttings in house 

 clearings. 



c. Raw fruit edible. 



d. MG. 



e. See also Nos. 291 and 292, same species. 



291. Ciruelo campechano. 



a. eainpeeano (sic). 



b. Spondias purpurea L. Grown from cuttings in house 

 clearing or milpa. 



c. Fruit edible. 



d. MG. 



e. Fruit yellow, but smaller than succeeding (No. 292). 

 Because of name, informant supposes this to be native of 

 Campeche. See also Nos. 290 and 292. 



292. Ciruelo amaritto. 



a. smukuko skatan (smukuko, amarillo; skatan, 

 ciruelo). 



b. Spondias purpurea L. Grown from cuttings in house 

 clearing; "if planted in milpas, birds eat the fruit." 



