202 EEPOKT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



Betula populifolia. "White Birch. 



The soft Avood of this tree is still ('iiipk)yecl in the northeastern 

 United States and Canada by the descendants of the Algonkin and 

 Iroquois in the making of baskets. (V. Havard, 1890.) These bas- 

 kets are thoroughly modernized and doubtless give little idea of the 

 aboriginal methods of using this material. 



Bromus sitchensis. Bromegrass. 



The split stems are sometimes used by the Tlinkit Indians of the 

 south Alaskan coast as an overlaying material for the white patterns 

 of spruce-root baskets. (G. T. Emmons, notes.) 



Butneria occidentalis. Calycanthus. 



Sai ka-le^ (Pomo). 



Both the wood and the bark from young shoots of this shrub are 

 used in basketr}^ by the Indians of Mendocino Count}^, California. 

 (V. K. Chesnut, 1902.) 



Calamagrostis lang-sdorffii. Bhiejomt. 



Chu^-kan shark ki-kark-tnsh^ (Tlinkit). 



The split stem is sometimes used for overlaying material in the 

 spruce-root baskets of the Tlinkit Indians of the south Alaskan coast. 

 (G. T. Emmons, notes.) 



Carex barbarae. Sedge. 



Ka-hum^ (Pomo). 



The long, tough, woody, interior portion of the rootstocks of this 

 sedge is used to form the white sewing strands in the fine coiled bas- 

 kets of the Pomo Indians of northern California. Among the neigh- 

 boring Wailakis the roots of another unidentified species of Carex are 

 used in the same way, and the leaves are made into hats and crude, 

 somewhat flexible baskets. (V. K. Chesnut, 1902.) 



Cartharaus tinctorius. False Saffron. 



A-sap-zran^-I (Moki, from the Spanish). 



This plant, introduced by the Spanish, produces a bright 3'ellow 

 dye, used in basketry by the Moki Indians of northern Arizona. 

 (W. Hough, notes; Cat. Nos. 11721 and 11726, U.S.N.M.) 



Ceanothus integerrimus. California Lilac. 



HiM)i (Concow). 



The long, flexible shoots are used in basket making by the Concows 

 of northern California. (V. K. Chesnut, 1902.) 



