"The Herb Book" lists "Kansas niggerhead" as a common name for echinacea. "The Herb Book", John Lust. 1974. Bantam Books. p. 177. I've got a newer edition with the same entry, but I can't find it at the moment. -dsb Douglas S. Bigham Department of Linguistics University of Texas - Austin http://hometown.aol.com/capn002/myhomepage/index.html