. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). Most Hab. Most States W. Most States"""'"'"' "* " '., , ^i w. Can. uses are described on page 56 under H-49. S-32. BLUEBERRY EL- DER, Sambucus caerulea, and S. mexicana; Honey- suckle Fam. These spe- cies are very closely alike, but mexicana usu- ally has 3-5 leaflets in a compound leaf, while cae- rulea has 5-9 leaflets. Both species are bushes or small trees, 6-15'high, with small white, flowers in terminal clusters turn- ing into
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). Most Hab. Most States W. Most States"""'"'"' "* " '., , ^i w. Can. uses are described on page 56 under H-49. S-32. BLUEBERRY EL- DER, Sambucus caerulea, and S. mexicana; Honey- suckle Fam. These spe- cies are very closely alike, but mexicana usu- ally has 3-5 leaflets in a compound leaf, while cae- rulea has 5-9 leaflets. Both species are bushes or small trees, 6-15'high, with small white, flowers in terminal clusters turn- ing into bluish berries. The Indians call it "the tree of music", as they make flutes from branch- es that were cut in the spring and then dried with the leaves on. When thoroughly dry, they would bore holes in the branches with a hot stick. The large shoots were used for arrow shafts. Berries were used in sever- al ways, for a drink and also dried and stored for winter. Flow- ers were used fresh externally in a decoction for an antiseptic wash for skin diseases and taken internally to check bleeding of the lungs. The inner bark yields a strong Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sweet, Muriel. Healdsburg, Calif. : Naturegraph Co.
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