10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAMASS»
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camass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A ...
Camass bulbs were once an important staple for native people of the Northwest.
According to Kallas, properly cooking camass requires high temperatures for a
long period of time. When ready, the bulbs should taste like mildly sweet winter ...
2
Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest: A ...
BLUE CAMASS, WILD HYACINTH— CAMASSIA SCILLOIDES Warning I mention
this unusual plant mainly to distinguish it from the very similar- looking and highly
toxic death camas, Zigadenus nuttallii, and other species (see the index for ...
3
Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest
A leafless flower stem and the basal leaves of camass grow from a black-coated
perennial bulb that is generally 1 to 1 1⁄2 inches long. The leaves are grasslike —
long and narrow— often 12 inches or longer and seldom more than 1⁄2 inch ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Dean M. Roosa, 2009
4
Edible and Useful Plants of the Southwest: Texas, New ...
(see the index for information and illustration) (Wells 1982). The best way to
distinguish blue camass from death camas is by the color of the flowers. Those of
death camas are creamy white, greenish, or yellowish, while those ofblue
camass ...
5
Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 ...
Western camass, Camass lily Camassia quamash Also edible autumn, winter,
spring Habitat: coastal mountain forests, wet meadows of interior mountains.
Identification: perennial herb to 80 cm (32 in) high, from bulb 2-3 cm (0.8-1.2 in)
across ...
Thomas S. Elias, Peter A. Dykeman, 2009
6
The Spokane Indians: Children of the Sun
In the coulees and meadows rimming their rivers, the women dug for camass
bulbs, using three-foot deerhorn-handled thornbrush or other hardwood sticks.32
The Spokanes shared camass meadows with Kalispels along the Pend Oreille ...
Robert H. Ruby, John Arthur Brown, 2006
7
Restoring the Tallgrass Prairie: An Illustrated Manual for ...
Zigadenus. elegans. White. camass,. death. camass,. alkali. grass. Liliaceae. (lily.
family). Location: Moist prairies and open rocky areas. Infrequent in north.
Calcareous soil. Wet mesic, mesic. Full to partial sun. pH: Neutral-alkaline 6-8.
Border ...
8
The Old North Trail, Or, Life, Legends, and Religion of the ...
The camass roots were placed in layers, with the grass and leaves between each
layer. When the hole was filled, it was covered over and a fire built on the top. In
this way the camass was thoroughly baked. Menake said that it required two ...
... there-at-it eye-their-that would shake the willow-bush, right away their eyes 'u-
vwa-tugwa-s tavi-navichi-unu-puga; 'umus 'u-vway-aqh yapa-y. .. there-at-go-c
drop-MAss-??-REM 3p/s there-at-it camass-o would plop back (into the sockets);
...
10
Field Guide to Wildflowers of Nebraska and the Great Plains: ...
Death. camass. Zigadenus venenosus family Lily (Lilaceae). flower May andJune
. distribution Nebraska Panhandle. Northwestern Great Plains. habitat Dry soils
and badlands on shortgrass plains; pastures, roadsides, open pine woodlands.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAMASS»
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camass is used in the context of the following news items.
Financial adviser committed €215k fraud by creating fictitious …
Open Gallery 3 Patrick Walsh (33), of Camass North, Bruff, Co. Limerick leaving court after his sentence hearing for the theft of over €250k at ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
It's Palindrome Week — 8 Craziest Palindromes to Celebrate the …
... Cullen, Rocker, EdS, a bema, Sol, a hare, Brebner, Olsen, Elinor, a camass, Orcus, Adron, Val, cava, Opelt, Sara Rue, Isador, Paten, sabalos, ... «Mic, May 15»
Wild onions, garlic and chives: Wild Foods Forager
There are some poisonous look-alikes to avoid, including the death camass. If you snap one of the stems and do not smell onion or garlic, you ... «PennLive.com, Apr 15»
Insurance agent admitted theft of €270000 from company
Patrick Walsh, 33, from Camass North, Bruff, Co. Limerick entered a guilty plea to multiple counts when he appeared at Dublin District Court. «Sunday World, Feb 15»
Man accused of €270k theft
Patrick Walsh, aged 33, from Camass North, Bruff, Co Limerick met officers from the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation (GBFI) in Dublin city ... «Irish Examiner, Jan 15»
Limerick tax defaulters on Revenue list
In another Revenue audit case, engineering firm Toco Welding Ltd, of Camass, Bruff, settled for €152,538.71, including €85,729.59 in ... «Limerick Leader, Sep 14»
Limerick festival to showcase forgotten skills
... Doon-based leather craftsman and sliothar maker Tony Berkery and the Bulfin family from Camass, Bruff, whose hurley-making business is in ... «Limerick Post, Sep 14»
Lupines, bleeding heart and camas can all be found along the …
I see big-leaf lupine, Western bleeding heart and camass all preparing to bloom just in time for the arrival of butterflies and other pollinators. «The Oregonian, Mar 14»
Parking Strip-Perfect: Scilla Peruviana
When open, the flowers are cobalt blue, like our native camass (read more about our local camass preserves here). But unlike camass, which is ... «Portland Monthly, May 13»
Have clay soil? Plant bulbs that don't mind wet feet
Camass bulbs (Camassia species) produce tall spikes of starry blue, violet or white flowers in late spring. Depending on the variety you choose, ... «Sioux City Journal, Sep 12»
