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Show 150 Le·wis mul ClltJ'T .. e's Expedition tcr the l'OOl is roasted, boOt in al pearance and n~n'0\11', Ute dough of wheat. It has. howcvcl', a }nmgcnry "hich is disagt•ecablc, but the uati,·es eat it voraciously, and it seems to be very nutritious. s. The rush is most commonly used hy the KiJlamuclis, and other Indians on the seacoast, along 1 he sands of which it grows in gt·eatest abundance. l•'roru each root a single stem l'ises erectly to the l1eight of three or fom· ft·ct, omc. \V bat thicker than a large quill, hollow and jointed; nhout twenty or thirty long, lineal, stellate, or ralliate and ho•·izontal leaves sm·rouml the stem at each Joini, about half an inch above which, its iitem ii) sheathed like the sand I'USh. When green, it rcsemulcs that plant al 0 in a})· pcarance, as weJl as in having a I'Otl!~h strrn. It is uot branching; nor does it bear, as fat• as we ('an discover, either flower or seed. At the uoUom of this slcm, which is annual, is a. small, strong a·adiclc, ahout 3n inch long, uosccnding pc•'l,endicularly to the root, while just above the junction of the radicle with the stem, the latlct· i. slll'l'Oullll· ed in the form of a. wheel, with six OL' nine small ratlicles, descending obliquely: the root aUaehed to this radicle is a perennial solhl bulb, about an inch long, and or the thick· ness of a man·s thumlJ, or an ovate ftn·m, depressed on one Ol' two of its si<lcs, and COVCl'C<l with. a thin, smooth, ~l:tck rind: the }Hll[l is white, brittle, and easily masticated. H is commonly roa ted, though so11ctimcs eaten raw; but in both states is 1'ather an insipitl•·oot. 4·. The liquot·ieo ofthis country docs not tliflcr from that common to the United Statss. It here dcligl•ts in a deep, loose, sandy soil, and grows very large, ancl abundan(Jy. ~t is prCllarcd uy roasting in the embf' I'S, aml IWtH\ding lt slightly with a small stick, in ot·der to scpat·atc the sl\•ong ligament in the centL·c of the root, which is then thrown away, and the rest chewed and swallowe(l. In this way it has an agreeable flavour, not unlike that of the sweet potatoe. The root of the cattail, or eoollcr's flag, is eaten by the In· lf11 llte JJiisSOILJ'i. 151 11inns. 'rherc is also, a pccics or small, dry~ tuberous root, two in<•hcs in length, aml al)Out the thickness or tho finger. They :uc eaten raw, arc crjsp, milk), and of an agl'eeablc flavour. 5. ncsiclc the small eylimh·ic root mcntione(l above, is another of the same fot·m a uti app 'ar ancc, which is usually IJoilcd and <·at <•n with tt·ain oil. Its tast<', however, is disa· ;;rccably lliUct•. Unt the mo·,t Yalual>lc of all the Indian l"Oots, is G. 'l'hc wappn.t oo, or the hulh of the common agiUafolia, or common aa·:·owlu~atl. It docs not ht·ow in thi n~ighl> oudlO()(], hut is in ~··cat ahnndancc in the marshy grounds of that beautiful vall<'y, which extends ft·om ueat· Q,nicksand river i;u• seven(y mi!es W('stward, and is a 1n·iueipal m·ticle of trade bctwccu the inhauitaut.s (}f' that valley aml those of the seacoast. 'rhc sht•ub rises to the height or fom· or five feet; the stem simple ami IUtH:h l)l'an •ltc£1. The uark is of a l'cddish dark brown; the main stem somewhat rou:•·l1, while that of the bough ~ smooth; the leaf is about one tcnU.1 of an inch long, obtu:;r at the apex, and acute and an~ulat· at the insertion of the pcdicl" . 'fhc leaf is (h1"ce foul'(hs of an inch in length, and tht·ec cit;hllss in wi,Hh, smooth, anti of a paler green tha11 cvcrg1·ecns; generally :we. 'l'h" fruit is a small c.lccp purple hcrr·y, and ol' a pleasant Ha.vour; the natives cat the bcny when ripe, 1Htt seldom collect such quantities as 4o dt•y fur winter usc. 'rhe native ih1its and berries in usc among the Indians, nrc what thry caU the slmllun; the solmc; ihe cranberry; a bet•ry like the black haw; the scal'let berry, of the plant called sacacommis; a llU1'ple berry, like the hucldebcrry. 1. The shallun is an evergreen plant, allounding in this neighbourhood, aml its leave; arc the favoul'ite food of the elk. It is a thick growth, cy lind~·ical! y rising to the height ~f three, and sometimes five feet, and ,·aryiog frmn tl1e size of a goo<~c qt1il1, to t11at of a man"s thumh. 'J'he stem is im- |