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Populus trichocarpa Torr. & Gray. 
Pat'-nil (Yuki). ~The same name is applied to this tree as to the 
above species. It is commonally known as the ** black cottonwood” or 
‘balm cottonwood.” It grows sparingly along the larger mountain 
streams, and is also cultivated for shade and ornament. In summer the 
leaves fill the air with their sweet balsamic perfume, which vies strongly 
with that from the buckeye, the wild lilac, and some of the tarweeds in 
making the whole air redolent. No special use was noted for any part 
of the tree. 
Salix argyrophylla Nutt. 
Bim kié-la’ (Pomo).—The shrubby white-leaved willow, which is 
common along the broad, gravelly bed of the Russian River near Ukiah. 
It is not found at Round Valley. In both regions, however, it is con- 
sidered to be the best willow for the coarse baskets usually seen lying 
about the Indian villages. The Round Valley Indians often carry back 
small supplies of the slender wands when they return from hop pick- 
ing near Ukiah, but their coarser baskets are not usually made of 
willow though this is the case with those manufactured near Ukiah. 
The roots are more highly valued in making certain baskets, but the 
kind was not ascertained. The straight wands are made into arrows, 
and the larger limbs are frequently used in making weirs in which to 
vatch fish. The Yokia name of the plant is /a@-lal’-no, 
Salix lasiolepis Benth. 
Shkd (Yokia).—The commonest willow of the region, a tree 40 to 
60 feet in height, with smooth bark and coriaceous, lance-like leaves 4 
to 6 inches long by about 1 inch in width. No flowering or fruiting 
specimens were observed, but the tree most probably belongs to the 
above species. It grows along streams in wet soil. When a recently 
cut sapling is placed in wet ground it will generally continue to grow, 
At one place in Round Valley an inclosure used as a dancing place had 
been made by planting the recently cut poles within an inch or two of 
each other and arranging them in the form of a circle around a small 
tree, leaving a wide opening for the entrance. The leaves, which soon 
sprouted all along the poles, together with the dead leafy branches 
arranged on top, afforded ample protection from the sun and wind, 
The branches are very commonly chopped down and used for shade 
around houses, being thrown up as a rude kind of thatching. The 
wood is more highly esteemed for fuel than is oak. 
In former times the tough, fibrous inner bark, called sé-dm’ by the 
Pomo, was collected in spring and manufactured into rope, and into a 
rude garment or cowty, called sdé-/o'md-/o', which consisted of a large 
number of vertical strap-like bands, each of which was fastened closely 
