ua p Navajo Names for Plants. i 771 
Order LInAcEz&. 
oom rigidum Pursh, /a-tha'-di-chol, “round top,” refers to 
shape of capsules. 
Order RHAMNACE#. 
Ceanothus fendleri Gray, peen'-bi'-tha, “ deer’s food,” or “ deer’s 
It is said that the deer browse on it. 
Order VITACE. 
Ampelopsis quinquefolia Michaux, chil-na'-tlo-i, “plant that 
4 weaves,” 7. e., climbs. The name is, however, by some applied to 
other vines, 7Z/a-ash- tla, “ five-leaf,” is another name. SeN 
) Order ANACARDIACE®. a 
Rhus aromatica Aiton, var. t#ilobata Gray, chil-chi'-nt, or’ chil- ; 4 
chin', “odorous plant.” Some say the name should be pro- 3 
nounced chee-/i-jin', which would mean “dark red,” also an a 
an i appropriate name. Sometimes it is called 42m, “ the twig,” be- 
, Cause its twigs are those most used in making baskets. The acid 
! fruit is eaten. 
Order LEGUMINOSÆ. o 
. Sophora sericea Nuttall, de-pay-hi-chi'-di, “sheep scratch.” os a 
is said that sheep paw the ground to get at the roots. This ; 
is also applied to some species of Astragalus. - ; o 
Lupinus brevicaulis Watson, a-zay-ba-aa’, “ female RI | GP 
The name and probably the use were suggested by the peculiar 
appearance of the pod. It is supposed, when eaten, to be a rem- 
edy for barrenness, and to specially favor the production of female 
ri 
ng. 
7 di rifoium hielo Wildenow, cha’ pres r transparent 
sar” Named from the appearance of the leaf. 
— Hosackia nana Watson, zeeh'-bist-yah, “ lies on the ground,” so 
called because procumbent. It is also a cheeshazay, or 
cenh See Physaria newberryii. 
alea tenuifolia Pursh, leen-tha'-tsoz, “ slender horse ¢ corn.” 
P etalostemon candidus Nuttall, var. occidentalis, has-thu'-t- -Oui-s 
gale,“ old man’s an ” which the dense terminal white s F ik 
= wpbosed to resem 
me 
“slender,” see Xanthium. The pods are 
adherent —— 
