Quercus rubra, L. Red Oak. Wisug´emītig´omish´—“Bitter Acorn Tree.”
Has been used as a substitute for Q. alba.
Acer saccharinum, Wang. Sugar Maple. Innīnâ´tik.
1. Decoction of the inner bark is used for diarrhea.
2. The sap boiled in making sirup and sugar.
3. The wood valued for making arrow shafts.
Acer nigrum, Michx. Black Sugar Maple. Iskig´omeaush´— “Sap-flows-fast.”
Arbor liquore abundans, ex quo liquor tanquam urina vehementer projicitur.
Sometimes used as the preceding.
Betula excelsa, Ait. Yellow Birch. Wi´nnis´sik.