Philadelphus Lewisii

Today Captain Lewis found a beautiful shrub.  It was a rounded shape and was 2 meters in height.  It had red and gray tendrils that reach outward. The leaves were oval and light green with a rough texture.  The flowers grew at the end of the stems, they had 4 white petals and many yellow stamens.  The flowers had a beautiful cent, a little like an orange blossom.  Sacagawea said that the indians used this plant for many purposes: the hard wood for hunting tools, furniture and pipes, while the bark and leaves were mixed together to make a soap.