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EXPLANATION OF PLATE 1 Figure 1. Character of Forest Potawatomi habitat. Mixed hardwoods and evergreens, Wabigon Lake in background. Neg.

No. 48553. See p. 12. Figure 2. Red Maple (Acer rubrum) bark leaves. Source of medicine; trapping. Neg. No. 158184. See pp. 37, 116.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 2 Figure 1. Henry Ritchie, Laona, Wisc., Indian subagent to Forest Potawatomi. Neg. No. 48562. See p. 11. Figure 2. Joseph Ellick, Soperton, Wisc., inventor of Forest Potawatomi syllabary. Neg. No. 48564. See p. 12.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 3 Figure 1. Mrs. Jim Spoon, Laona, Wisc., famous medicine woman. Neg. No. 48640. See p. 12. Figure 2. Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum). Source of medicine and art design. Neg. No. 410102. See pp. 37, 110.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 4 Figure 1. Poison Ivy (Rhus Toxicodendron). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410087. See p. 38. Figure 2. Indian Turnip (Arisaema triphyllum). Source of food. Neg. No. 128506. See p. 95.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 5 Figure 1. Mountain Holly (Nemopanthus mucronata). Source of medicine and food. Neg. No. 403894. See pp. 39, 95. Figure 2. Sweet Flag (Acorus Calamus). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410142. See p. 39.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 6 Figure 1. Bristly Sarsaparilla (Aralia hispida). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 403890. See p. 40. Figure 2. Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410133. See p. 40.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 7 Figure 1. Yellow Birch (Betula lutea). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410088. See pp. 44, 112. Figure 2. Paper Birch (Betula alba papyrifera). Source of medicine and fiber. Neg. No. 158185. See pp. 43, 112.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 8 Figure 1. Speckled Alder (Alnus incana). Source of dye and medicine. Neg. No. 410140. See pp. 43, 116. Figure 2. Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus rostrata). Source of medicine and food. Neg. No. 410145. See pp. 44, 97, 112.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 9 Figure 1. Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla Lonicera). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410141. See pp. 45, 46, 69. Figure 2. American Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410138. See pp. 46, 69.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 10 Figure 1. Lambs Quarters (Chenopodium album). Source of medicine and food. Neg. No. 410089. See pp. 47, 98. Figure 2. Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea). Source of medicine; charm. Neg. No. 139820. See pp. 48, 117.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 11 Figure 1. Wormwood Sage (Artemisia frigida). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410103. See p. 49. Figure 2. Leather-leaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410106. See p. 56.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 12 Figure 1. Bull Thistle (Cirsium lanceolatum). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 13828. See p. 51. Figure 2. Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410143. See p. 51.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 13 Figure 1. Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus). Source of food. Neg. No. 410130. See pp. 52, 98. Figure 2. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). Source of medicine and dye. Neg. No. 45617. See pp. 52, 117.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 14 Figure 1. Fragrant Goldenrod (Solidago graminifolia). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410092. See p. 53. Figure 2. Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis gilvocanescens). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410091. See p. 53.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 15 Figure 1. Field Sow Thistle (Sonchus arvensis). Source of medicine; hunters charm. Neg. No. 410126. See pp. 54, 117. Figure 2. Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera). Source of medicine; smoking material. Neg. No. 410134. See pp. 55, 118.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 16 Figure 1. Great Bulrush (Scirpus validus). Source of mat material; love medicine. Neg. No. 158186. See pp. 112, 118. Figure 2. Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 4937. See p. 55.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 17 Figure 1. Common Burdock (Arctium minus). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410090. See p. 49. Figure 2. Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 13903. See p. 56.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 18 Figure 1. Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 403931. See pp. 54, 98. Figure 2. Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens). Tribal flower of Potawatomi. Neg. No. 400453. See p. 118.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 19 Figure 1. Velvet-leaf Blueberry (Vaccinium canadense). Source of medicine and food. Neg. No. 410135. See pp. 57, 99. Figure 2. Red Oak (Quercus rubra). Source of medicine, food, and dye. Neg. No. 40504. See pp. 58, 100, 120.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 20 Figure 1. Yellowish Gentian (Gentiana flavida). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410144. See p. 58. Figure 2. Marsh St. Johns Wort (Hypericum virginicum). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410100. See p. 60.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 21 Figure 1. Common Hemp Nettle (Galeopsis Tetrahit). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410131. See p. 61. Figure 2. Lichen on Spruce Tree (Parmelia physodes). Source of medicine and food. Neg. No. 410139. See pp. 68, 107.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 22 Figure 1. Wild Mint (Mentha arvensis canadensis). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 158187. See p. 61. Figure 2. Tree Club Moss (Lycopodium obscurum dendroideum). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 139300. See p. 64.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 23 Figure 1. Common Club Moss (Lycopodium clavatum monostachyon). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 14005. See p. 64. Figure 2. Yellow Pond Lily (Nymphaea advena). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 158188. See p. 65.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 24 Figure 1. Sweet Gale (Myrica Gale). Preservative and insect repellant. Neg. No. 410129. See pp. 65, 121. Figure 2. Intermediate Bog Orchid (Habenaria dilatata media). Love charm. Neg. No. 410256. See p. 121.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 25 Figure 1. Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 158189. See p. 66. Figure 2. Common Wood Sorrel (Oxalis Acetosella). Source of food. Neg. No. 158190. See pp. 68, 106.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 26 Figure 1. Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 17566B. See p. 66. Figure 2. Norway Pine (Pinus resinosa). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 403843. See p. 70.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 27 Figure 1. Balsam fir (Abies balsamea). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410093. See pp. 68, 121. Figure 2. Jack Pine ( Pinus Banksiana). Source of medicine, fiber and pitch. Neg No. 410095. See pp. 70, 113, 122.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 28 Figure 1. Common Juniper (Juniperus communis). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410094. See p. 69. Figure 2. Common Plantain (Plantago major). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 128419. See p. 71.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 29 Figure 1. Great Water Dock (Rumex Britannica). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410104. See p. 73. Figure 2. Lady Fern (Asplenium Filix-femina). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410137. See p. 73.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 30 Figure 1. Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum). Source of medicine and hunting charm. Neg. No. 410096. See pp. 73, 122. Figure 2. Alder-leaved Buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 403889. See p. 75.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 31 Figure 1. Goldthread (Coptis trifolia). Source of medicine and dye. Neg. No. 410127. See pp. 74, 122. Figure 2. Black Chokeberry (Pyrus melanocarpa). Source of medicine, and food. Neg. No. 403892. See pp. 76, 107.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 32 Figure 1. European Wood Strawberry (Fragaria vesca). Source of medicine and food. Neg. No. 113494. See pp. 76, 107. Figure 2. Bird Cherry (Prunus pennsylvanica). Source of medicine and food. Neg. No. 410105. See pp. 77, 108.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 33 Figure 1. Bicknells Thorn (Crataegus rotundifolia Bicknellii). Source of medicine and food. Neg. No. 128463. See pp. 76, 107. Figure 2. Sand Cherry (Prunus cuneata). Source of food. Neg. No. 133071. See p. 107.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 34 Figure 1. Mountain Ash (Pyrus americana). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 404002. See p. 78. Figure 2. Bristly Crowfoot (Ranunculus pennsylvanicus). Source of medicine and dye. Neg. No. 410132. See pp. 75, 123.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 35 Figure 1. Willow-leaved Meadow-sweet (Spiraea salicifolia). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 17566A. See p. 79. Figure 2. Balsam Poplar (Populus balsamifera). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410136. See p. 80.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 36 Figure 1. Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410097. See p. 81. Figure 2. Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum sp.). Used as a fiber. Neg. No. 403864. See p. 124.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 37 Figure 1. Smoother Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza longistylis). Source of medicine. Neg No. 128440. See pp. 45, 86, 124. Figure 2. Lyalls Nettle (Urtica Lyallii). Source of medicine and fiber. Neg. No. 158191. See pp. 87, 115.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE 38 Figure 1. White Elm (Ulmus americana). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 410099. See p. 86. Figure 2. Downy Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens). Source of medicine. Neg. No. 11626. See p. 87.

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