Ea Pa Navajo Names for Plants. [September, 
eS Acbiabhes matthewsii Watson, a-zay-ba-adi-tso. Tso signifies 
« great” see Lupinus brevicaulis, ante. a j 
Astragalus triflorus Gray, tha-hol-cho'-shee, “ popping leaf.” Chil- 
_ dren burst the inflated pods on their foreheads. $ 
: Astragalus kentrophyta Gray, ma-ee-nah'-ol-chil, “ coyote bean 
plant,” or “wolf bean plant.” A reputed remedy for rabies. The 
name is applied also to other species of Astragalus to which sim- } 
_ ilar properties are attributed. 
Lathyrus polymorphus Nuttall, na-ol-il-tha'-he, “ bean-like leaf.” 
Mp in Beg a 
Order RoSACE. 
Cercocarpus parvifolius Nuttali, tseh-es-thaz'-ee, “ heavy as a 
stone.” The compact fine-grained wood, particularly that of the 
root, of this species of “ mountain mahogany” has a high spe- 
_ cific gravity. 
Cowania mexicana Don, a-way-tsal, “baby’s bed.” The soft 
shredded bark of the “ cliff-rose” is used to line the baby 
fe basket. a 
` Findlera rupicola, tsin-tliz'-i, “hard wood.” The wood is not & 
a hard when green, but is said to become so when seasoned, and — 
is then used for arrows, weaving-forks and other articles requir- 
ng a hard wood. 
Amelanchier alnifolia Nuttall, dit-say-di-to'-dee, “ soft cherries.” a 
cherry is called ditsay, a name for which I can discover nO 
satisfactory derivation. The service berry is regarded by the 
avajos as a variety of the cherry, or allied to the latter. 
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G E a ras, Shc T a a ee ee a aaa 
Order SAXIFRAGACEÆ. 
Tellima tenella Watson, tseh'-tha-sa-ka-dee, “ growing upright ; 
Order ONAGRACEZ. oy: 
m coloratum Muhlenberg, chil-a-tha'-eth-sos, “ feather- 
plant.” Name refers to the plumes of the seeds showing 
ugh the open pod. 
3 sig a breviflora Torrey and Gray, bla te ae ' hee, 
The flowers unfold after sunse 
parviflora Douglas, a-zay’ pacers 4, “éold neddi 
S = is supposed to allay inflammation and cure burns. 
Order CACTACEÆ. eee, 
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