. Useful wild plants of the United States and Canada. Botany, Economic; Botany; Botany. USEFUL WILD PLANTS came long ago one of Ms important food sources; though it was not the pulp but the apparently hope- less pit that was turned to principal account. Gath- ering the plums in late summer, the Indians would I SLAT (PrvMus ilidfolia). spread them in the sun until thoroughly dry, when the stones would be cracked and the kernels ex- tracted. These, are bitter and astringent like acorns, and at first blush as unpromising as the uncracked pits themselves. When rid of that deleterious prin- ciple,

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. Useful wild plants of the United States and Canada. Botany, Economic; Botany; Botany. USEFUL WILD PLANTS came long ago one of Ms important food sources; though it was not the pulp but the apparently hope- less pit that was turned to principal account. Gath- ering the plums in late summer, the Indians would I SLAT (PrvMus ilidfolia). spread them in the sun until thoroughly dry, when the stones would be cracked and the kernels ex- tracted. These, are bitter and astringent like acorns, and at first blush as unpromising as the uncracked pits themselves. When rid of that deleterious prin- ciple, however, the kernels are nutritious and diges- 58. 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 Saunders, Charles Francis, 1859-1941. New York, R. M. McBride & Co.

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