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series of curley lines [crossed out: arranged upon the stem] upon them The stem which the plant grows in open places where the sun light can penetrate is red and in other situations green or brown. the slender usually straight branches or trunk with the some what willow shaped leaf has given rise to the erroneous conclusion that the plant is the "Red Willow." The method of preparing the shrub for the pipe is as follows. the stems are cut as near the ground (and let us remark the shrub usually grows in shady places and reaches a height of about six to ten feet) as convenient and the branch es cut off so that only the long slender stems are used. and these are taken and with a knife held so as to cut backward similar to a draw knife the thin red or outer bark is stripped off this is readily done as the cortical portion separates easily. When the red is all removed from the entire stick the green bark is scraped off from the [?wood?] with the back of the knife and comes away in long ribbons. these are collected upon a piece of birch bark or any suitable means and when enough has been obtained the ribons are dried either upon a piece of cedar split up into strips in the fashion of a fan or as "Billy Washington" dried it upon a tin plate set up on a stick. in an inclined position before a fire. when thoroughly dry the bark is quite friable and is [?broken?] by rubbing in the hand. This then is the Kinnikinnik