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Aesculus glabra and A. hippocastanum. See Chestnut, horse 37–38

Ague-bark. See Ash, wafer 33–34

tree. See Sassafras 25–26

Alder, American, common, green, notch-leaved, red, smooth, speckled, and swamp. See Alder, tag 18

black, description 34

false, and white. See Alder, black 34

spotted, and striped. See Witch-hazel 27–28

tag, description 18

Allspice, wild. See Spicebush 26–27

Alnus rugosa and A. serrulata. See Alder, tag 18

Amara-dulcis. See Bittersweet 46–47

Angelica-tree. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Arrowwood, Indian. See Wahoo and Dogwood 35, 41–43

Ash, American mountain, description 29–30

white ash, basket-ash, black ash, cane-ash, hoop-ash, swamp-ash, and water-ash. See Ash, white 44–45

bitter. See Wahoo 35

flowering, and poison. See Fringe-tree 45–46

northern prickly. See Ash, prickly 31–33

prickly, description 31–33

sea. See Ash, prickly 31–33

southern prickly. See Ash, prickly 31–33

stinking. See Ash, wafer 33–34

wafer, description 33–34

white, description 44–45

wild. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

yellow prickly. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Asp, mountain, and quaking. See Aspen 11–12

Aspen, American. See Aspen, description 11–12

description 11–12

Auld-wives’-tongues. See Aspen 11–12

Barks, approximate prices 9

collection 8-9

dealers, communication necessary 9

samples to be sent 9

descriptions 9-49

medicinal, descriptions of trees and shrubs furnishing 9-49

uses 8

methods of drying 8-9

obtaining 8

official and nonofficial 7

time for collecting 8

Basket-ash. See under Ash, white 44–45

Bay, sweet, and white. See Magnolia 21–23

Bayberry, description 14

tallow. See Bayberry, description 14

wax-tree. See Bayberry, description 14

Bearberry-tree. See Cascara sagrada 38–40

Bearwood. See Cascara sagrada 38–40

Beaver-tree. See Magnolia 21–23

Benjamin-bush. See Spicebush 26–27

Benzoin benzoin and B. odoriferum. See Spicebush 26–27

Betula lenta. See Birch, sweet 16–18

Bindweed, blue. See Bittersweet 46–47

Birch, black, cherry, mahogany, river, and spice. See Birch, sweet 16–18

sweet, description 16–18

Bittersweet, classification with medicinal barks, explanation 9

climbing, and shrubby. See Bittersweet, false 36

description 46–47

See also under Bittersweet, false.

false, description 36

Black haw, description 48–49

Blackberry, American, bramble high-bush, high-bush, knee-high, low-bush, low-running, and sand. See Blackberry, description 28–29

description 28–29

Bongay. See Chestnut, horse 37–38

Boxwood, false boxwood, and New England boxwood. See Dogwood 41–43

Brittle willow. See under Willow, white 12–13

Buckeye, fetid, Ohio, and smooth. See under Chestnut, horse 37–38

Burning-bush. See Wahoo 35

Bursting-heart. See Wahoo 35

Butternut, description 15

Buttonbush, description 47–48

Button-tree, buttonwood, and buttonwood-shrub. See Buttonbush 47–48

Cabinet-cherry. See Cherry, wild 30–31

Candleberry. See Bayberry 14

myrtle. See Bayberry 14

Cane-ash. See Ash, white 44–45

Canoewood. See Poplar, tulip 23–25

Carpinus virginiana. See Ironwood 15–16

Cascara sagrada, description 38–40

trees used annually for drug production 7

Cedar, Indian. See Ironwood 15–16

Celastrus scandens. See Bittersweet, false 36

Cephalanthus occidentalis. See Buttonbush 47–48

Cherry-birch. See Birch, sweet 16–18

cabinet, rum, whisky, and wild black. See Cherry, wild 30–31

wild, description 30–31

wood. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Chestnut, horse, description 37–38

Chionanthus virginica. See Fringe-tree 45–46

Chittem-bark. See Cascara sagrada 38–40

Choke, black. See Cherry, wild 30–31

Cinnamonwood. See Sassafras 25–26

Coffee-berry. See under Cascara sagrada 38–40

wild. See under Cascara sagrada 38–40

Collection of barks 8-9

Cornel, blue-berried, Florida, flowering, silky, round-leaved, and white. See Dogwood 41–43

Cornelian tree, American. See Dogwood 41–43

Cornus, C. amomum,C. circinata,C. florida, and C. sericea. See Dogwood 41–43

Cotton, American Upland, and Levant. See Cotton, description 40–41

description 40–41

Crack willow. See under Willow, white 12, 13

Cramp-bark tree, description 48

Cranberry, high-bush. See Cramp-bark tree 48

tree. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Crane-willow. See Buttonbush 47–48

Crouper-bush. See Buttonbush 47–48

Cucumber tree. See Magnolia, and Poplar, tulip 21–25

Dealers in medicinal barks, communication necessary 9

samples to be sent 9

Deal-pine, American, and soft. See Pine, white 9-10

Deerwood. See Ironwood 15–16

Descriptions of barks 9-49

trees and shrubs furnishing medicinal barks 9-49

Dewberry, one-flowered, and southern. See Blackberry 28–29

Dirca and D. palustris. See Moosewood 43–44

Dog rowan-tree. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Dogberry. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Dogwood, American, female, Florida, flowering, round-leaved, and Virginia. See Dogwood, description 41–43

description 41–43

pond. See Buttonbush 47–48

swamp. See Ash, wafer, Dogwood, and Buttonbush 33–34, 41–43, 47–48

Duck-willow. See Willow, white 12–13

Dulcamara. See Bittersweet 46–47

Dwale. See Bittersweet 46–47

Elder, marsh, red, rose, water, and white. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Elkwood. See Magnolia 21–23

Elm, Indian, moose, red, rock, and sweet. See Elm, slippery 20–21

slippery, description 20–21

Euonymus,E. americanus, and E. atropurpureus. See Wahoo 35

Fagara clava-herculis. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Felonwort. See Bittersweet 46–47

Feverbush. See Spicebush, and Alder, black 26–27, 34

Fevertwig. See Bittersweet, false; also Bittersweet 36, 46–47

Fever-twitch. See Bittersweet, false 36

Fingerberry. See Blackberry 28–29

Fraxinus acuminata,F. alba,F. americana,F. nigra, and F. sambucifolia. See Ash, white 44–45

Fringe-tree, American, and white. See Fringe-tree, description 45–46

description 45–46

Gadrise. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Gaiter-tree. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Gatten. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Globeflower and mountain-globeflower. See Buttonbush 47–48

Gossypium herbaceum and G. hirsutum. See Cotton 40–41

Grape, wolf. See Bittersweet 46–47

Graybeard-tree. See Fringe-tree 45–46

Guelder-rose, wild. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Gueldres-rose. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Hackmatack. See Tamarack 10–11

Hamamelis and H. virginiana. See Witch-hazel 27–28

Haw, black, description 48–49

Hazel, black. See Ironwood 15–16

snapping. See Witch-hazel 27–28

witch, description 27–28

wych. See Witch-hazel 27–28

Hercules-club. See Ash, prickly 31–33

yellow. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Hickory-poplar. See Poplar, tulip 23–25

Hippocastanum. See Chestnut, horse 37–38

Honey-ball. See Buttonbush 47–48

Hoop-ash. See under Ash, white 44–45

Hop-hornbeam. See Ironwood 15–16

tree and three-leaved hop-tree. See Ash, wafer 33–34

Hornbeam, hop. See Ironwood 15–16

Horse-chestnut, description 37–38

Huntington willow. See Willow, white 12–13

Ilex verticillata. See Alder, black 34

Indian arrowwood. See Wahoo and Dogwood 35, 41–43

cedar. See Ironwood 15–16

elm. See Elm, slippery 20–21

mozemize. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Introduction to bulletin 7-8

Ironwood, description 15–16

Jacob’s-ladder. See Bittersweet, false 36

Juglans and J. cinerea. See Butternut 15

Kinnikinnick. See under Dogwood 43

Konker-tree. See Chestnut, horse 37–38

Larch, American, black, and red. See Tamarack 10–11

Larix americana and L. laricina. See Tamarack 10–11

Laurel, swamp. See Magnolia 21–23

Laurus benzoin. See Spicebush 26–27

Leatherbush and leatherwood. See Moosewood 43–44

Leaverwood. See Moosewood 43–44

Lemon-walnut. See Butternut 15

Leverwood. See Ironwood and Moosewood 15–16, 43–44

Licorice, wild. See Buttonbush 47–48

Life-of-man. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Lindera benzoin. See Spicebush 26–27

Liriodendron and L. tulipifera. See Poplar, tulip 23–25

Love-rose. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Lyre-tree. See Poplar, tulip 23–25

Magnolia acuminata,M. glauca,M. tripetala,M. umbrella, and M. virginiana. See Magnolia, description 21–23

blue, mountain, and sweet. See Magnolia, description 21–23

description 21–23

Mahogany-birch. See Birch, sweet 16–18

mountain. See Birch, sweet 16–18

Marketing barks for medicinal use, remarks 9

Marsh-elder. See Cramp-bark tree 48

May-rose. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Medicine, uses of barks 8

Methods of drying barks 8-9

obtaining barks 8

Mezereon, American. See Moosewood 43–44

Missey-moosey. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Moose-elm. See Elm, slippery 20–21

misse. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Moosewood, description 43–44

Morrel. See Bittersweet 46–47

Mountain-ash, American, description 29–30

asp. See Aspen 11–12

globeflower. See Buttonbush 47–48

magnolia. See Magnolia 21–23

mahogany. See Birch, sweet 16–18

sumac. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Mozemize, Indian. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Myrica cerifera. See Bayberry 14

Myrtle, candleberry. See Bayberry 14

wax. See Bayberry 14

Nanny-berry. See under Haw, black 48–49

Nature’s-mistake. See Dogwood 41–43

Nightshade, climbing nightshade, and woody nightshade. See Bittersweet 46–47

Northern pine. See Pine, white 9-10

prickly ash. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Oak, stave, and stone. See Oak, white 18–20

white, description 18–20

Oilnut. See Butternut 15

Old-man’s-beard. See Fringe-tree 45–46

Orange-root, climbing. See Bittersweet, false 36

wild. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Osier, golden. See under Willow, white 13

green, and red. See under Dogwood 43

Ostrya virginiana. See Ironwood 15–16

Pegwood. See Wahoo 35

Pellitory-bark. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Pepperwood. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Persiana bark. See Cascara sagrada 38–40

Pickaway-anise. See Ash, wafer 33–34

Pinball. See Buttonbush 47–48

Pincushion-tree. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Pine, American deal, American white, northern, soft deal, spruce, and Weymouth. See Pine, white 9-10

white, description 9-10

Pinus strobus. See Pine, white 9-10

Poison-ash. See Fringe-tree 45–46

berry and poison-flower. See Bittersweet 46–47

Pond-dogwood. See Buttonbush 47–48

Poplar, American. See Aspen 11–12

blue, and hickory. See Poplar, tulip 23–25

trembling. See Aspen 11–12

tulip, description 23–25

white. See Aspen 11–12

yellow. See Poplar, tulip 23–25

Populus tremuloides. See Aspen 11–12

Prairie-bush, stinking. See Ash, wafer 33–34

grub. See Ash, wafer 33–34

Prices, approximate, of medicinal barks 9

Prickly ash, description 31–33

northern, southern, and yellow. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Prinos and P. verticillata. See Alder, black 34

Prune-bark, Virginian. See Cherry, wild 30–31

Prunus serotina and P. virginiana. See Cherry, wild 30–31

Ptelea and P. trifoliata. See Ash, wafer 33–34

Purshiana bark. See Cascara sagrada 38–40

Pushion-berry. See Bittersweet 46–47

Pussy-willow. See under Willow, white 13

Pyrus americana. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Quaking asp. See Aspen 11–12

Quercus and Q. alba. See Oak, white 18–20

Quick-beam. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Quinine-tree. See Ash, wafer 33–34

Quiverleaf. See Aspen 11–12

Red-brush. See under Dogwood 43

rod. See under Dogwood 43

Rhamnus californica and R. purshiana. See Cascara sagrada 38–40

River-birch. See Birch, sweet 16–18

bush. See Buttonbush 47–48

Rock-elm. See Elm, slippery 20–21

Rope-bark. See Moosewood 43–44

Rose-elder. See Cramp-bark tree 48

gueldres, love, and May. See Cramp-bark tree 48

willow. See under Dogwood 43

Round-tree and roundwood. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Rowan-tree, American. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

dog. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Roxbury waxwork. See Bittersweet, false 36

Rubus,R. canadensis,R. cuneifolius,R. nigrobaccus,R. procumbens,R. trivialis, and R. villosus. See Blackberry 28–29

Rum-cherry. See Cherry, wild 30–31

Sacred bark. See Cascara sagrada 38–40

Saddle-leaf and saddle-tree. See Poplar, tulip 23–25

Salix,S. alba,S. alba var. vitellina,S. fragilis, and S. nigra. See Willow, white 12–13

Saloop. See Sassafras 25–26

Sand-blackberry. See Blackberry 28–29

Sang-tree. See Ash, wafer 33–34

Sassafras, description 25–26

officinale,S. sassafras, and S. variifolium. See Sassafras, description 25–26

swamp. See Magnolia 21–23

Saxifrax. See Sassafras 25–26

Scarlet-berry. See Bittersweet 46–47

Sea-ash. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Service-tree, American. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Shavings. See Fringe-tree 45–46

Sheepberry. See under Haw, black 48–49

Shittimwood. See Cascara sagrada 38–40

Shrubs and trees furnishing medicinal barks, descriptions 9-49

Skawcoo. See Bittersweet 46–47

Slippery elm, description 20–21

Sloe. See Haw, black 48–49

Smelling-stick. See Sassafras 25–26

Snakeberry. See Bittersweet 46–47

Snapwood. See Spicebush 26–27

Snowball, little. See Buttonbush 47–48

Snowdrop-tree. See Fringe-tree 45–46

Snow-flower. See Fringe-tree 45–46

Solanum dulcamara, classification with medicinal barks, explanation. See also Bittersweet 9, 46–47

Sorbus americana. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Southern prickly ash. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Spice-birch. See Birch, sweet 16–18

Spicebush, description 26–27

Spicewood. See Spicebush 26–27

Spindle-tree and American spindle-tree. See Wahoo 35

Spruce-pine. See Pine, white 9-10

Squawbush. See under Dogwood and Cramp-bark tree 43, 48

Staff-tree and climbing staff-tree. See Bittersweet, false 36

vine. See Bittersweet, false 36

Stagbush. See Haw, black 48–49

Stave-oak. See Oak, white 18–20

Stone-oak. See Oak, white 18–20

Strawberry-bush and strawberry-tree. See Wahoo 35

Sumac, mountain. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Suterberry. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Swamp-alder. See Alder, tag 18

ash. See under Ash, white 44–45

dogwood. See Ash, wafer, Dogwood, and Buttonbush 33–34, 41–43, 47–48

laurel. See Magnolia 21–23

sassafras. See Magnolia 21–23

willow. See under Willow, white 13

Swampwood. See Moosewood and Buttonbush 43–44, 47–48

Sweet bay 21–23

birch, description 16–18

viburnum. See Haw, black 48–49

Tag-alder, description 18

Tallow-bayberry. See Bayberry 14

shrub. See Bayberry 14

tree, American vegetable. See Bayberry 14

vegetable. See Bayberry 14

Tamarack, description 10–11

Tether-devil. See Bittersweet 46–47

Tobacco-wood. See Witch-hazel 27–28

Toothache-bush and toothache-tree. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Trees and shrubs furnishing medicinal barks, descriptions 9-49

Trefoil, shrubby. See Ash, wafer 33–34

Tulip-poplar, description 23–25

tree. See Poplar, tulip 23–25

Ulmus,U. fulva, and U. pubescens. See Elm, slippery 20–21

Umbrella-tree. See Magnolia 21–23

Vegetable-tallow. See Bayberry 14

tree, American. See Bayberry 14

wax, American. See Bayberry 14

Viburnum lentago and V. prunifolium. See Haw, black 48–49

opulus. See Cramp-bark tree 48

sloe-leaved, and sweet. See Haw, black 48–49

Violet-bloom. See Bittersweet 46–47

Wafer-ash, description 33–34

Wahoo, description 35

Walnut, lemon, and white. See Butternut 15

Water-ash. See under Ash, white 44–45

elder. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Waxberry. See Bayberry 14

Wax-myrtle. See Bayberry 14

tree, bayberry. See Bayberry 14

Waxwork and Roxbury waxwork. See Bittersweet, false 36

West Indian yellowwood. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Weymouth pine. See Pine, white 9-10

Whisky-cherry. See Cherry, wild 30–31

Whiteball. See Buttonbush 47–48

Whitewood. See Poplar, tulip 23–25

Whitten-tree. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Wickopy and wickup. See Moosewood 43–44

Willow, black, brittle, common European, crack, duck, Huntington, pussy, and swamp. See Willow, white 12–13

crane. See Buttonbush 47–48

red, and rose. See under Dogwood 43

white, description 12–13

Wine-tree. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Wingseed. See Ash, wafer 33–34

Winterberry, common, and Virginia. See Alder, black 34

Winterbloom. See Witch-hazel 27–28

Witch-hazel, description 27–28

hobble and witch-hopple. See Cramp-bark tree 48

Witchwood. See Ash, American mountain 29–30

Wolf-grape. See Bittersweet 46–47

Wych-hazel. See Witch-hazel 27–28

Xanthoxylum,X. americanum,X. carolinianum,X. clava-herculis, and X. fraxineum. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Yellowroot. See Bittersweet, false 36

Yellowthorn. See Ash, prickly 31–33

Yellowwood, prickly, and West Indian. See Ash, prickly 31–33