1886. | Navajo Names for Plants. 775 
Order SOLANACEÆ. 
Solanum tuberosum Linnzus, nim'-as, “ anything globular; a 
ball.” The potato grows wild in New Mexico. 
Lycium pallidum Miers, has-chay'-tha, “the food of” a demi- 
god or genius named “ Has-chay,” a name derived from their 
mythology. The edible fruit is sacrificed to this god. 
Order OROBANCHACE®. 
Aphyllon multiflorum Gray, hieh'-do-lej, “feet stuck in the 
ground.” The plant at the root has somewhat the appearance of 
a moccasined foot sunk partly in the earth. 
Order LABIATA. / 
Salvia lanceolata Wildenow, chal-tha’, “ frog’s corn.” 
Monarda fistulosa Linnzus, a-zay-in-do-te7’-ee, “© medicine tied at 
intervals.” The name refers to the whorls. 
Order NycTaGINEz. 
Abronia cycloptera Gray, in-tlish'-ce-tha, “ food or corn of” col- 
Copterous insect named “hintlish.” 
Order PoLYGONACE. 
Eriogonum elatum Douglas, Aleh-a-zay, “earth medicine.” I 
have not discovered why this name is given. 
Eriogonum fasciculatum Bentham, dzs-in-dis-chee’, “red (clusters 
Or tufts) scattered on a bank ;” thus it grows. 
_ Friogonum microthecum Nuttall, bisindischee'-baad “ female bis- 
indischee”” This species is regarded as the female of the former 
(E faserculatum) because more slender. 
Eriogonum racemosum Nuttall, zee-gan'-thee-hee, “ runs through 
€ earth,” 7. e., the long tap-root runs. 
Eriogonum jamesii Bentham, 6z/-na’-tho-i, “ with tobacco.” The 
leaves are mixed with tobacco in smoking. 
Order AMARANTACE#. 
Amarantus blitoides Watson, nas-ka’-di, “lying on the ground,” 
erring to the prostrate or decumbent stems. 
Order CHENOPODIACEZ. 
Eurotia lanata Moquin, 4at-so-tha’, “ jack rabbit’s corn.” 
