. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). T-9. WHITE ALDER, Alnus rhombifolia, Birch Fam. Also other species of Alnus. A tree 15'-30' high, with light green leaves, whitish to gray bark, green hanging catkins, and small, brown, 2"-4" long cones; very common along streams. Parkinson, in 1640, writes of Al- nus: "Leaves and bark are cooling and drying. Fresh leaves laid on tu- '^//^^^ mors will dissolve them; also stays inflammation. Leaves with morning dew on them; laid on a floor troubled with fleas
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). T-9. WHITE ALDER, Alnus rhombifolia, Birch Fam. Also other species of Alnus. A tree 15'-30' high, with light green leaves, whitish to gray bark, green hanging catkins, and small, brown, 2"-4" long cones; very common along streams. Parkinson, in 1640, writes of Al- nus: "Leaves and bark are cooling and drying. Fresh leaves laid on tu- '^//^^^ mors will dissolve them; also stays inflammation. Leaves with morning dew on them; laid on a floor troubled with fleas, will gather the fleas and can then be quickly thrown out. A black dye was made from the bark. " Indians u^sed a decoction of dried bark to induce circulation, check diarrhea, allay stomach-ache, facilitate childbirth, check hemor- rhages, and, mixed with Indian tobacco,to induce vomiting. They also made a dye that was yellow-brown. Early settlers made char- coal and used it in the preparation of inferior gunpowder. The as- tringent bark and woody cones were used for tanning leather. For dye, the bark was peeled in the spring. T-IO. OAKS, Quercus sp. , Beech Fam. The oaks form a large genus of about 200 species. Acorns of the Black Oak (Q. kellogii), and the Blue Oak (Q. douglasii) seem to be the favorites though several others were used by the Indians. How- ever, they were careful to keep different kinds of a- corns separate. The acorns were soaked overnight to make it easier to get the kernels from the outer shell. After they were shelled and dried, the meats were. 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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