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Elder-leaved Ash-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1800. Tree 30 feet. 
9 F. ScurEpEA'NA (Schlecht. et Chamiss. in Linnea. 6. p. 
391.) glabrous; leaves with 3 pairs of sessile, lanceolate, 
bluntish, quite entire leaflets, or with a few obsolete serratures 
in front; the odd one the longest, and attenuated at the base: 
all thin, shining above, and paler beneath; rachi of leaves 
channelled ; samara nearly linear, with the wing hardly dilated 
in front, elliptic-oblong, obtuse at the apex, ending in an oblique 
little point. h. H. Native of Mexico, near Hacienda de la 
Laguna, in warm situations. Fagara dübia, Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 8. p. 288. Calyx deeply 5-parted. Stigmas 2, thick. 
Schiede’s Ash-tree. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 
10 F. Bóscir; leaves with 3 pairs of glabrous leaflets; leaflets 
oblong, acuminate, toothed ; common petioles winged at the 
base; buds blackish ; branches cinereous. h. H. Native 
of North America. F. nana, Bosc. but not of Willd. Flowers 
naked. 
Bosc’s Ash-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt.? Tree. 
11 F. Cutne’nsts (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 150.) leaflets from 3 
to 7, lanceolate, serrated ; panicles axillary and terminal; flowers 
apetalous. k.H. Native of China. Branches erect. Leaves 
glabrous : lateral leaflets on short petioles, and smaller than the 
terminal one, which is protruded on a winged petiole. Panicles 
drooping. Style long and curved. 
China Ash. Fl. April. Clt.? Tree 12 to 20 feet. 
12 F. oxvca'nPA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1100.) leaflets almost 
sessile, lanceolate, acuminated, serrated, glabrous ; flowers 
naked; samara lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, mucronate. 
k. H. Native of Caucasus. F. oxyphylla, Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 
450. F. ornus, Pall. ind. taur. Branchlets green, with white 
dots. Buds brown. Leaflets 2 to 3 pairs. 
Sharp-fruited Ash-tree. Fl. May. Tree. 
13 F. AwGusTIFOLIA (Bauh. hist. 1. pt. 2. p. 177.) leaflets 
sessile, lanceolate, remotely denticulated ; samara lanceolate, 
entire at the apex, acute. h. H. Native of Spain. Vahl. 
enum. l. p. 52. Willd. spec. 4. p. 1100. Branches brownish 
purple. Branchlets green, dotted with white. Buds brown. 
Leaflets 3-4 pairs, 1$ to 2 inches long. Peduncles below the 
leaves, solitary, 2 inches long. Samara obtuse at the base. 
Flowers naked. Said by some to be nearly related to F. O'rnus; 
but by Vahl. to F. excélsior. 
Narrow-leaved Ash-tree. 
Fl. May. Tree. 
* * Flomers calyculate. 
14 F. suctanpiroria (Lam. dict. 2. p. 543.) leaflets stalked, 
elliptic-lanceolate, serrated, glaucous beneath ; branches and 
petioles glabrous; flowers calyculate. h. H. Native from 
Canada to North Carolina. Willd. spec. 4. p. 1104. Branches 
and buds greyish brown. Leaflets 2-4 pairs, 3 inches long, 
membranous, glabrous, but not shining, canescent beneath, 
downy in the axils of the veins. Calyx 4-toothed. Corymbs 
pendulous. Samara linear. 
Var. B, subintegérrima (Vahl. enum. 1. p. 50. 1. c.) leaflets 
almost quite entire. h. H. F. juglandifolia, 9, subserràta, 
Willd. l. c. Fr. Caroliniana, Wangenh. amer. p. 81. ex Willd. 
Du Roi, ed. 2d vol. 1. p. 400. ex Vahl. Fr. Nóva-A'ngliz, and 
F. Caroliniàna, Mill. dict. no. 5, 6.? 
Walnut-leaved Ash-tree. Fl. May. 
to 50 feet. 
15 F. Canorrx1A'NA (Lam. dict. 2. p. 543.) leaflets petiolate, 
lanceolate, serrated, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous ; 
flowers calyculate. b. H. Native from Pennsylvania to Carolina. 
Vahl. enum. 1. p. 51. Willd. spec. 4. p. 1102. F. excélsior, 
Walt. fl. car. p. 254. F. serratifolia, Michx. fil. arb. p. 33. 
F. lanceolàta, Borkh. Branches and buds brownish.  Leaflets 
3 pairs, shining above. Racemes loose, 14 inch long, often twin 
Cit. 1724. Tree 30 
from the same dot; pedicels numerous, umbellate. Calyx 
small, campanulate. 
Carolina Ash-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1783. Tree 50 
to 50 feet. 
16 F. runE'scENs (Walt. fl. car. p. 254.) leaflets petiolate, 
elliptic-ovate, serrated, downy or tomentose beneath, as well 
as the petioles and branches; flowers calyculate. hk. H. 
Native of North America. Vahl. enum. 1. p. 51. Willd. spec. 
4. p. 1103. F. nigra, Du Roi, ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 398. F. 
tomentósa, Michx. arb. t. 33. Leaflets 3-4 pairs. Racemes 
rather compound. Calyx campanulate. Samara narrow-lan- 
ceolate, obtuse, with a short mucrone at the apex, 2 inches long. 
Stamens 2-3-4. 
Var. B, longifolia (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1103.) leaflets ovate- 
lanceolate, attenuated, somewhat serrated. k. H. F. sub- 
villosa, Bosc.? F. Pennsylvánica, Marsh. 
Var. y, latifolia (Willd. 1. c.) leaflets ovate, broad. h. H. 
Var. 6, sub-pubéscens (Pers. ench. 2. p. 605.) leaflets petio- 
late, elliptic-oblong, acuminated, sharply serrated, downy be- 
neath; common petioles glabrous. h. H. Perhaps a distinct 
species. F. subvillósa, Bosc. ? 
Donny Ash-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1811. Tree 30 feet. 
17 F. rrierrERA (Michx. l. c. p. 256.) leaflets lanceolate- 
elliptic, sub-serrated ; samara cuneated, obtuse and emarginate 
at the apex, and terete at bottom. 5. H. Native from Canada 
to Carolina, frequent. Vahl. enum. 1. p. 50. Willd. spec. 4. 
p. 1102. F. discolor, Michx. fil. arb. t. 33.- F. Canadénsis, 
Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 222. t. 49. F. láncea, Bosc. Young 
branches green, covered with white dots. Bark chinky. 
Leaflets opaque, downy beneath on the veins. Flowers caly- 
culate. Buds brown. ; 
Wing-topped-seeded or Two-coloured Ash-tree. 
Clt. 1823. Tree 30 feet. 
18 F. quapraneuta'ta (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 255.) 
leaflets almost sessile, elliptic-lanceolate, serrated, downy be- 
neath; samara blunt at both ends. b. H. Native of Ohio, 
Kentucky, and Tennessee. Mich. abr. with a figure. Willd. 
spec. 4. p. 1104. Vahl. enum. 1. p. 50. F. tetragóna, Cels. ex 
Dum. Cours. Branches quadrangular. Samara obtuse. 
Quadrangular-branched Ash-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 
Tree 30 to 40 feet. 
19 F. rzATYcA'npA (Vahl. enum. 1. p. 49. Michx, fl. bor. 
amer. 2. p. 256.) leaflets almost sessile, serrated on the outside, 
elliptic-lanceolate ; samara elliptic-lanceolate. h. H. Native 
of Virginia and Carolina. F. Caroliniàna, Catesb. car. t. 80. 
Michx. arb. with a figure. Leaflets 2 inches long, and an inch 
broad, having the larger veins villous beneath. Samara 2 inches 
long, acute at both ends. 
Broad-fruited Ash-tree. 
50 feet. 
20 F. expa’nsa (Willd. berl. baumz. p. 150.) leaflets ovate- 
oblong, unequally serrated, glabrous, petiolate; branches gla- 
brous ; flowers calyculate. b. H. Native of North America. 
F. Caroliniàna, Hort. Worlitz. Young branches green, smooth. 
Buds brown.  Leaflets 5 pairs, 3 inches long, acuminated, gla- 
brous, but not shining. 
Expanded Ash-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1824. Tree 30 to 50 feet. 
21 F. mixa (Bosc. ex Spreng. syst. 1. p. 96.) leaves with 5 
pairs of leaflets, glabrous on both surfaces; leaflets oblong, 
almost sessile, unequally toothed. h. H. Native of North 
America. 
Mixed Ash. Fl. May. Clt.1824. Tree. 
22 F. ruLvERUuLE'NTA (Bosc. l. c.) leaves with 6 pairs of 
leaflets, tomentose beneath; leaflets on long petioles, oblong, 
acute, sinuated ; petioles powdery. h.H. Native of North 
America, 
Powdery Ash-tree. 
Fl. May. 
1822. 
Fl May. Cit. 1724. 
Tree 30 to 
Fl. May. Cit. 1824. Tree. 
