Genus 2. 



OLIVE 



7 Fraxinus car oliniana Mill. Water or 

 Carolina Ash. Fig. 3320. 



F. caroliniaa Mill. Diet. Ed. 8 no. 6. 176S. 



F flatycaypci Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2 : 256- iSoa- 



A small tree, rarely over 40 high, the trunk 

 reaching about l" in diameter with terete 

 [wigs and glabrous or shghtly pubescent 

 foliage. Leaflets 5-7 (rarely 9). ovate, ovate- 

 lanceolate or oblong, acumniate or acute a 



he apex, narrowed, or the lower oes rounded 

 at the base, long-stalked (4"-8"), ^^^^V}y'^^; 

 rate serrulate or someumes entire, 2-3 long 

 V-lV wide; flowers dioecious, the calyx ot 

 the pistillate persistent ; anthers hnear-oblong; 

 samara i'-2' long, a"-9" wide, e hpt.c or 

 spatulate, the body linear, flat broad y winged 

 all around, extending more than half way o 

 the apex of the fruit, the wmg pmnately 

 veined; samaras sometimes 3-wmged. ^ ^ 



In swamps and wet soil, southeastern Virginia 

 to Florida, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. Also 



n Cuba. Wood light, soft, weak, yellowish white 

 weight per cubic foot 22 lbs. Pop- or poppy-ash. 

 March-April. 



8. Fraxinus quadrangulata ]\Iichx. Blue 

 Ash. Fig. 3321. 



Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 



255- 1803. 



A large forest tree, sometimes becoming 

 110 high, the trunk reaching 3 in diameter, 

 the twigs 4-sided, the foliage glabrous, or 

 sparingly pubescent when young. Leaflets 

 7-1 1, ovate, oblong or lanceolate, acuminate 

 at tlie apex' rounded or narrowed at the base, 

 short-stalked (2"-3"), green on ^ both sides, 

 sharplv serrate or serrulate, 3-5 long, i T^ 

 wide;"flowers dioecious, the calyx of tlie pis- 

 tillate ones obsolete; anthers hnear-oblong; 

 samara linear-oblong or cuneate, 1-2 long. 

 3"-7" wide, winged all around, parallel-nerved, 

 the body extending more than half-way to the 



^^In woods, Ontario. Minnesota and Michigan to 

 Alabama, Iowa and Arkansas. Wood heavy, hard 

 not strong, yellowish brown ; weight per cubic toot 

 47 lbs. March-.\rril. 



9. Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black or Brown 

 Ash. Hoop Ash. Fig. 3322. 



Fra.rmiii Higra Marsh. Arb. Am. 51. 1785. 

 Fraxinus sainbucifolia Lam. Encycl. 2: 549. 1700- 



A swamp tree, reaching a maximum height of 

 about 100 and trunk diameter of 3- the twigs 

 terete the foliage glabrous, except the midrib ot 

 the lower surfaces of the leaflets. Leaflets 7-". 

 sessile green on both sides, oblong-lanceolate 

 long-acuminate at the apex, narrowed or rounded 

 at the base, sharply serrate or serrulate, 3-0 

 long 9"-i8" wide; flowers dioecious; calyx none ; 

 anthers short-oblong; samara oblong pr^ linear- 

 oblong, parallel-nerved, I'-ii' long, 3-4 wide, 

 the body flat, winged all around, extending to or 

 beyond the middle. 



In swamps and wet woods. Newfoundland to 

 Manitoba, south to Virginia. Illinois and Arkansas. 

 Wood heavy, soft, not strong, dark brown ; weight 

 per cubic foot 39 lbs. April-May. Swamp-, basket- 

 or water-ash. 



