A-po-no-kau-ki. Paper-Leaves. Arrow-leaved Balsam-Root. Balsamorrhiza sagittata. In the hot weather its large leaves become very dry and resemble paper.

Sto-o-kat-sis. Ghost’s Lariat. Columbian Virgin’s-Bower. Atragene columbiana. A vine, with a beautiful light blue flower, that trails along the ground and also climbs trees. The Blackfoot have named it Ghost’s Lariat because it catches people and trips them up unexpectedly. [[327]] [[329]]

[1] Published in Zeitschrift für Ethnologie, Berlin, Heft 2. 1909. [↑]

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Adder’s-tongue, [6].

Agent, Indian, [86], [165].

Agoseris, [184].

Alberta (Canadian Province), [29], [145], [179].