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SHRUBS 



FRUIT RED, 



in treatment of small-pox. Dry powder was put on open sores, but 



when pustules were unopen, the lotion was put on. Tlie fruit is 



eaten and a stem decoc- 

 tion is good for coughs. 

 Peeled and split stems 

 used for twined baskets. 

 Lemonade Berry, Rhus 

 integrifolia , has red ber- 

 ries used in making drink. 

 Sugar Sumac, Rhus ovata, 



has a sweetish, waxen substance covering the red berries, which 



was used by the Indians to make sugar. 



( Rhus integrifolia ) 



tK 



(R. ovata ) 



Most Hab. 



S-23. CASCARA SAGRADA, 

 Rhamnus Purshiana ; Buckthorn 

 Fam, An attractive shrub, 4'-6' 

 high in -south; up to 30' in the 

 north, where it is fine bee plant. 

 Early Spanish settlers learned 

 from the Indians of its wonder- 

 ful medicincal qualities, and 

 called it Cascara Sagrada, or 

 "sacred bark. " Indians would 

 girdle the the tree at two points three feet apart and make verti- 

 cal cuts between, then peel off the bark and dry it for medicinal 

 use as a cathartic. For best results bark should be gathered in 

 autumn or early spring before using. A small piece of bark put in 

 cold water for 12 hours is used for a tonic. 



FLOWERS 



S-24. CEANOTHUS 



(also called Wild Lilac, 

 Sweet Bush, Buck Brush, 

 Deer Brush, Blue Blos- 

 som), Ceanothus sp. (The 

 species shown is Com- 

 mon Buck Brush, C. cun- 



Most States 



w. Cam eatus) . 2-20' high bush 

 or small tree, with rigid, 

 sometimes spine-like, 

 branchlets; leaves with 

 tiny stipules at the base; 

 blossoms white through 



4-14' 



LEAVES 

 OPPOSITE, 

 GRAYISH -GREEM- 

 BLUE 



