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becomes fairly ripe about the first week in October and is 
relished by the natives, but I found it rather too sour to be 
agreeable. By the Tlingits it is called K’ HAWK, and is gen- 
erally eaten raw, but sometimes put up in seal or ulikon oil 
for winter use. ; 
AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA (Service Berry) is not abundant, 
but when fully ripe (about the end of September) the fruit 
is very palatable and highly prized by the natives, who eat 
it fresh. 
SAMBUCUS RACEMOSA (Elder) is not uncommon in open 
spaces near the beach, where it bears immense clusters of 
bright red berries that are eaten by the Stickines, but not 
by the Tongass or Cape Foxes, who, however, sometimes use 
it to make “ Hoochinvo,” the native “ Moonshine.” 
VIBURNUM PAUCIFLORUM (High-bush Cranberry), in Tlin- 
git Kun-wnarcH, is fairly plentiful along the moist creek 
and lake banks, flowering about the first of June. The fruit 
ripens about the beginning of October, most of it persisting 
on the branchlets until the following season. It is rather 
acidulous to the taste, but the flavor is much improved 
where it has a sunny exposure, and it is highly valued by 
all the native tribes, who not only eat it fresh, but gather it 
in great quantities for winter use. It is preserved by being 
placed in cypress or spruce oil-crates, holding each about a 
bushel, and seal or ulikon oil is poured in until the inter- 
stices between the berries are filled. It is then put away 
until required. 
Rises BRACTEOSUM (Wild Currant), in Tlingit SHon, is the 
most abundant of the three or four currants found in this 
region, growing plentifully along moist creek banks and 
deltas. The fruit when ripe is quite palatable where it has 
had a sunny exposure, and is greatly relished by the natives, 
who not only eat it fresh, but also mix it with red and blue 
