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  THE 
  

  

  Prunus 
  Americana, 
  Marsh. 
  Wild 
  Plum. 
  Boge'sanok. 
  

  

  The 
  small 
  rootlets, 
  and 
  the 
  bark 
  of 
  the 
  larger 
  ones, 
  are 
  crushed 
  and 
  boiled 
  together 
  

   with 
  the 
  roots 
  of 
  the 
  following 
  named 
  plants, 
  as 
  a 
  remedy 
  for 
  diarrhea. 
  The 
  

   remaining 
  plants 
  were 
  not 
  in 
  bloom 
  at 
  the 
  time 
  during 
  which 
  the 
  investiga- 
  

   gations 
  were 
  made, 
  and 
  therefore 
  were 
  not 
  identified 
  by 
  the 
  preceptors, 
  they 
  

   being 
  enabled 
  to 
  furnish 
  only 
  the 
  names 
  and 
  an 
  imperfect 
  description. 
  They 
  

   are 
  as 
  follows, 
  viz: 
  Mine"'s6k, 
  two 
  species, 
  one 
  with 
  red 
  berries, 
  the 
  other 
  

   with 
  yellow 
  ones; 
  Wabo 
  samini 
  sok 
  — 
  -"Rabbit 
  berries"; 
  Shi'gwanau 
  isok, 
  

   having 
  small 
  red 
  lurries; 
  and 
  Crataegus 
  coccinea, 
  L. 
  Scarlet-fruited 
  Thorn, 
  

   O 
  ginik. 
  

  

  Typha 
  latifolia, 
  L. 
  Common 
  Cat-tail. 
  Napogushk 
  — 
  " 
  Flat 
  grass." 
  

   The 
  roots 
  are 
  crushed 
  by 
  pounding 
  or 
  chewing, 
  and 
  applied 
  as 
  a 
  poultice 
  to 
  sores. 
  

  

  Siwrobolus 
  heterolepis 
  Gr. 
  Nap6'gushku 
  n 
  s' 
  — 
  " 
  Little 
  Hat 
  Grass." 
  

  

  1. 
  Used 
  sometimas 
  as 
  a 
  substitute 
  for 
  the 
  preceding 
  

  

  2. 
  Roots 
  are 
  boiled 
  and 
  the 
  decoction 
  taken 
  to 
  induce 
  emesis, 
  " 
  to 
  remove 
  bile." 
  

   Fragaria 
  vesca, 
  L. 
  Wild 
  Strawberry. 
  Ode 
  Imln'ne 
  — 
  Heart 
  Berry. 
  

  

  Referred 
  to 
  in 
  the 
  ceremony 
  of 
  the 
  " 
  Ghost 
  Society." 
  

   The 
  fruit 
  is 
  highly 
  valued 
  as 
  a 
  luxury. 
  

   Acer 
  Pennsylvanieum, 
  L. 
  Striped 
  Maple. 
  M6"'zomish' 
  — 
  "Moose 
  Wood." 
  

   The 
  inner 
  bark 
  scraped 
  from 
  four 
  sticks 
  or 
  branches, 
  each 
  two 
  feet 
  long, 
  is 
  put 
  

   into 
  a 
  cloth 
  and 
  boiled, 
  the 
  liquid 
  which 
  can 
  subsequently 
  lie 
  pressed 
  out 
  of 
  

   the 
  bag 
  is 
  swallowed, 
  to 
  act 
  as 
  an 
  emetic. 
  

   Fraxinus 
  sambucifolia, 
  Lam. 
  Black 
  or 
  Water 
  Ash. 
  A 
  gimak 
  . 
  

  

  1. 
  The 
  inner 
  bark 
  is 
  soaked 
  in 
  warm 
  water, 
  and 
  the 
  liquid 
  applied 
  to 
  sore 
  eyes. 
  

  

  2. 
  The 
  wood 
  is 
  employed 
  in 
  making 
  the 
  rims 
  for 
  frames 
  of 
  snow-shoes." 
  

   Veronica 
  Virginica, 
  L. 
  Culver's 
  Root. 
  Wi'sogedzhi 
  wik 
  — 
  " 
  Bitter 
  Root. 
  " 
  

  

  A 
  decoction 
  of 
  the 
  crushed 
  root 
  is 
  taken 
  as 
  a 
  purgative. 
  

   Suli.r 
  Candida, 
  Willd. 
  Hoary 
  Willow. 
  Sisi'gewe'mlsh. 
  

  

  The 
  thick 
  inner 
  liark 
  of 
  the 
  roots 
  is 
  scraped 
  off, 
  boiled, 
  and 
  the 
  decoction 
  taken 
  

   for 
  cough. 
  

   Symphoricarpus 
  vulgaris, 
  Michx. 
  Indian 
  Currant. 
  Gus 
  'sigwaka 
  tnlsh. 
  

   The 
  inner 
  bark 
  of 
  the 
  root 
  boiled 
  and 
  the 
  decoction, 
  when 
  cold, 
  applied 
  to 
  sore 
  

   eyes. 
  

   ( 
  Iciun 
  strictum, 
  Ait. 
  Aven. 
  Ne'bone 
  ankwe'ak 
  — 
  " 
  Hair 
  on 
  one 
  side." 
  

  

  The 
  roots 
  are 
  boiled 
  and 
  a 
  weak 
  decoction 
  taken 
  internally 
  for 
  soreness 
  in 
  the 
  

   chest, 
  and 
  cough. 
  

   Bumex 
  crispus, 
  L. 
  Curled 
  Dock. 
  O 
  zabetshi 
  wik. 
  

  

  The 
  roots 
  are 
  bruised 
  or 
  crushed 
  and 
  applied 
  to 
  abrasions, 
  sores, 
  etc. 
  

   Amorpha 
  caneseens, 
  Nutt. 
  Lead 
  Plant. 
  We 
  abonag'kak 
  — 
  "That 
  which 
  turns 
  

   white." 
  

   A 
  decoction, 
  made 
  of 
  the 
  roots, 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  pains 
  in 
  the 
  stomach. 
  

   Rosa 
  blanda, 
  Ait. 
  Early 
  Wild 
  Rose. 
  () 
  ginik. 
  

   A 
  piece 
  of 
  root 
  placed 
  in 
  lukewarm 
  water, 
  after 
  which 
  the 
  liquid 
  is 
  applied 
  to 
  in- 
  

   flamed 
  eyes. 
  

   Anemone 
  (sp. 
  ".') 
  Anemone. 
  Wisog'ibok': 
  also 
  called 
  Hartshorn 
  plant 
  by 
  the 
  mixed- 
  

   bloods 
  of 
  Minnesota. 
  

   The 
  dry 
  leaves 
  are 
  powdered 
  and 
  used 
  as 
  an 
  errhine, 
  lor 
  the 
  cure 
  of 
  headache. 
  

   {Gen, 
  vl 
  sj). 
  ?) 
  Termed 
  Kinebik 
  wa"sh'ko"s 
  and 
  "Snake 
  weed." 
  

   This 
  plant 
  was 
  unfortunately 
  so 
  injured 
  in 
  transportation 
  that 
  identification 
  was 
  

   impossible. 
  Ball-players 
  and 
  hunters 
  use 
  it 
  to 
  give 
  them 
  endurance 
  and 
  

   speed; 
  the 
  root 
  is 
  chewed 
  when 
  necessary 
  to 
  possess 
  these 
  qualities. 
  The 
  root 
  

   is 
  likened 
  to 
  a 
  snake, 
  which 
  is 
  supposed 
  to 
  lie 
  swift 
  in 
  motion 
  and 
  possessed 
  

   of 
  extraordinary 
  muscular 
  strength. 
  

  

  