3842 PLANTS USED BY INDIANS OF MENDOCINO COUNTY, CAL, 
Quercus californica (Torr, ) Cooper, 
Mom (Yuki for the acorn). The California black oak, a medium- 
sized tree with broad, pinnately-lobed, deciduous leaves 4 to 6 inches 
long, and oblong, obtusely pointed nuts an inch or so in length. It is 
found here and there in forested mountain districts throughout the 
county, These acorns are not particularly plentiful, but they are 
considered to be the second best kind for bread and soup because they 
are especially rich in oil, The Concow name for the acorn is Aon!-shdl, 
the Wailaki f/ (the "17 very prolonged) the Yuki, for the tree, nu, 
the Little Lake, di-shé’ hala’, 
Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. 
Jé'-jé (Yuki for the acorn).—The canyon live oak, which often grows 
to be an immense tree in deep canyons throughout the district. It 
has white, flaky bark, white or pale green, oblong leaves and oval 
acorns $ to Ld inches long. The inconspicuous scales of the shallow 
cupand the under side of the leaves are often covered with dense glan- 
dular vellow hairs. The leaves are rigid, and the margins are often 
provided with sharp, stout spines, which have given the name pin oak 
to the tree. The Yuki name signifies sharp-leaf acorn. These acorns 
are not produced plentifully and: the trees are generally more inacces- 
sible than other kinds, and for these reasons the nuts are very little 
used, One man stated that they were poisonous when raw, and that 
the meal required more washing than that from other species. The 
Calpella and the Little Lake name for the acorn is gd-sid@; the Yokia, 
jesh, 
Quercus densiflora Hook. & Arn. 
Sho'-kish (Yuki for the acorn), —The tan-bark oak, a slender ever- 
green tree which is found in Round Valley, but is more common in 
moist woods nearer the coast, where the bark is a commercial article, 
much used for tanning purposes. The pale, oblong leaves, 2 to 6 
inches long, with their spiny margins, the erect clusters of flowers, and 
the long linear scales of the acorn cup are very characteristic, and pre- 
sent strong points of resemblance to the chestnut. The acorns con- 
tain a large quantity of deleterious matter, but after being leached 
they are said to havea very agreeable acid taste. On this account and 
on account of the extra large amount of oil which the acorns are said 
to contain, they are preferred to all other kinds. The Concow name 
for the acorn is Aa’-hd, 
Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. 
Milky meée'-lé (Yuki names given for the acorn).—The blue oak, a 
deciduous tree very abundant on low, dry foothills throughout the 
county. The sparse foliage, consisting of small, oblong bluish-green 
