3. This, believed to be synonymous with the June Cherry of
Minnesota, is referred to in the myths and ceremonies of the
“Ghost Society.”
_Prunus Americana_, Marsh. Wild Plum. Bogē´sanŏk.
The small rootlets, and the bark of the larger ones, are crushed and
boiled together with the roots of the following named plants, as a
remedy for diarrhea. The remaining plants were not in bloom at the
time during which the investigations were made, and therefore were
not identified by the preceptors, they being enabled to furnish
only the names and an imperfect description. They are as follows,
viz: Minēⁿ´sŏk, two species, one with red berries, the other with
yellow ones; Wabō´sōminī´sŏk-- “Rabbit berries”; Shi´gwanau´isŏk,
having small red berries; and Cratægus coccinea,
L. Scarlet-fruited Thorn. O´ginīk.
_Typha latifolia_, L. Common Cat-tail. Napŏgŭshk-- “Flat grass.”
The roots are crushed by pounding or chewing, and applied as a
poultice to sores.
_Sporobolus heterolepis_ Gr. Napŏ´gŭshkūⁿs´-- “Little Flat Grass.”