. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). 28 SHRUBS CCF MCF Chap. Oak Wash. Ore. Calif. Nev. Utah FRUIT BROWN cleaning lotion. Plant boiled is used for tea and and for ordinary stomach trouble. Foliage contains tannin. Pioneers made a de- coction of the leaves for poison oak. ^ p. qi /c-pc » ;i-\»tf- S-27. MANZANITA, / I \ ^^ PINKISH Arctostaphylos sp. The two most common species are the Green Leaf (A. patula, illustrated), and the Grey Leaf (A. mewuk- ka) or Indian Manzanita. Both of these will not fire- k
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). 28 SHRUBS CCF MCF Chap. Oak Wash. Ore. Calif. Nev. Utah FRUIT BROWN cleaning lotion. Plant boiled is used for tea and and for ordinary stomach trouble. Foliage contains tannin. Pioneers made a de- coction of the leaves for poison oak. ^ p. qi /c-pc » ;i-\»tf- S-27. MANZANITA, / I \ ^^ PINKISH Arctostaphylos sp. The two most common species are the Green Leaf (A. patula, illustrated), and the Grey Leaf (A. mewuk- ka) or Indian Manzanita. Both of these will not fire- kill, but send out new shoots from the large, round root crowns. A „._ few other species do. ^Sv''" All are evergreen shrubs ^ with very crooked branches; the attractive, ^"^ small, urn-shaped, pink or white flowers in small, nodding termi- nal clusters. The berries are round and of many colors, but are chiefly various shades of red and pink. Indians made manyusesof the berries, eating them raw, cooked or ground into meal to be used as a porridge. They ranked next to acorns in food value, A cider was made from the berries, which were crushed, and then scalded with enough water to equal the bulk of the berries. When settled, this made a fine drink. A jelly is also made from the Grey Leaf Manzanita and some other species. In a medicinal way, fruits and leaves were crushed for their astringent properties for relief of bronchitis, dropsy and other diseases, A tea made of the berries was used as awash for poison oak. The leaves were crushed and dried and mixed with tobacco to make up a smoke. The shrub is a decorative one for gardens and has the advan- tage of growing on stony soil of poor fertility. Crooked branches of many of these shrubs are used in dry decorations, some being sunblasted to given them a light tan driftwood appearance; others are left with the natural red color. The leaves in both cases are removed. Manzanita is poor forage for cattle, but many animal
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