Ilex cassine, the aboriginal North American tea /

Bulletin 14, Division of Botany, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.
Plate 1.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
DIVISION OF BOTANY.
BULLETIN No. 14.
THE ABORIGINAL NORTH AMERICAN TEA.
ITS HISTORY, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE AMONG THE NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.
E. M. HALE, M. D.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 1891.
September, 1891.
Sir: I have the honor of presenting for publication the accompanying paper on the history, distribution, and uses of Ilex cassine, commonly called youpon, a shrub belonging to the southern and southeastern parts of the United States. Dr. E. M. Hale, the author, has made a thorough examination of the scattered information which is to be found on the subject.