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CLOTHI NG DYES: Bedstraw, Bee Balm, Black Eyed Susan, Bouncing Bet,
· Butterfly Weed, Calendula, Celedine Poppy, Feverfew, Flax, Goldenrod,

Mullein, Teasel

NATIVE PLANTS: Butterfly Weed, Goldenrod, Jack in a Pulpit,
Spicebush, Sassafras, Witch Hazel

HERB QUIZ

Can you correctly answer all of the questions below?

1. Where did the farmers get their plants?

2. What two types of medicine were used?

3. Were any of the herbs, plants, or trees mentioned all six
times?

4. Which are mentioned at least four times?

5. What attraction should you see when you visit the Navarre.Cabin site?

As an activit y, take some time to explore the exact uses of these herbs,
plants, and trees, You might learn somt? surprising facts!

ELECAMPAG NE (!nu/a I. helenium ) This herb has a bitter taste to it!
What is now a common weed w as once grown to cure coughs and colds.
It was also used to cure skin diseases on horses.

SASSAFRAS ( Sassafras S. albidum) Sassafras grows as either a tree or
a shrub. This herb has a spicy taste! When the root bark is boiled, it
makes a good tea. And its oil was used as a perfume in soap.

CHAMOMI LE (Anthemis nobilis) This plant's daisy-like flowers and leaves
may smell sweet, but they are bitter to the taste! It was used as a
poultice to cure the settlers' toothaches , or as a tonic to drink.