1G. l esqtdte ( repsap) 
On te delta of the Colorad   deer tracks    re 
frequently seen circlin& the bean-bearinL trees. 
They certainly eat thke bean, and grow very fat 
on taem. ]rom analogy with cattle and hores, 
deer probably eat the bloos aes and tender leaves 
1'. Tornillo, screwbean (Jtrombo curi a pbesc w) 
.n the del tu of the Colorado it seeied as if the 
deer vre rating the beans, but it was not pos- 
sible to be certain of it. 
18.  ,,,eroot, wild buckwheat (,xiogonum app.) 
,ett    ayo that on the TuyYan this herb (which 
is techicaly a shrub) is prferrd even to 
qiinine bush (       ).  Te lavajos call it 
"iaer'e iarsA but this  lludes to the Spe of 
the leaves. 
19. Green gentan, sku    cabbage (     ra. )s!- 
%d ' etch, an old settler on thxe Jemz says 
ts is a favorite ood, They eat the foliage 
in aum tar and the ripe pods in winter. 1'lliot 
Barker oays the pods protrude above the snow 
and deer tracks can often be followed from one 
browned off stock to another. 
 
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