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Blackfoot: Miss-is-a-misoi (stink wood)
"The name “Stink wood” was given because of the reputed objectionable smell of the smoke; anyone who collected wood of this species for a tipi fire was an object of derision. The Blackfoot explained the objectionable smell of the smoke as follows: “Old Man lay down after telling Little Brown-eye [his anus] to keep watch over some uneaten toasted gophers. Soon Little Brown-eye sounded a warning [flatus] but there was only a crow on a nearby tree. Then a Lynx came along and again Little Brown-eye sounded a warning. But Old Man was sound asleep and, although Little Brown-eye roared away, he refused to wake up. The Lynx ate all the gophers. When Old Man awoke, he was angry with Little Brown-eye because it had let a lynx eat all the meat and had not awakened him. So Old Man took a stick of a kind of Willow and rubbed it into Little Brown-eye and, ever since, this willow has smelled like human excrement and has been known as 'Stink Wood’."

Elaegnus comutata (Wolf-willow, Silver-berry) "the flowers produce strong sweetish scent, readily detectable from hundreds of meters downwind."
Source: PLANTS AND THE BLACKFOOT by Alex Johnston 1987 (39 years as a Range Researcher and member of the Kainai Chieftainship of the Blood Indian Tribe) A great source book!

Microscope: 1982 SRC Research Kids

Camer: Celestron 44421 Microscope Imager (2MP)

40-60 year old Silver Berry Hair sample, Japanese Origin.

I'm still learning to focus with the imager. My microscope is old and doesn't have very fine control over focus, it does a decent job though.

Note: This is my first image from my Celestron imager. The microscope and slide haven't been cleaned. The sample is degraded some from age.