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unlike those of any of the preceding sorts; being flat, oval, and often ahnost as 

 broad as they are long. This tree is a native from Pennsylvania to Georgia, 

 abounding chiefly on the river of Cape Fear, in North Carolina, and npon A-shley 

 and Cooper Rivers, in South Carolina. From its inferior dimensions, this vari- 

 ety is not much used in the arts; although it possesses properties of eminent util- 

 ity. It was introduced into Britain in 1783, and is cultivated in many parts of 

 Europe, solely as an ornamental tree. 



11. F. A. EPiPTERA. Winrr-topped-seedcd American Ash; Fraxinns cpiptera, 

 of Don, London, and others. This variety may be distiuguished by its lanceo- 

 late-elliptic leaflets, which are subserrated, opaque, and downy beneath, on the 

 veins. The sainarce are cuueated, obtuse, and emarginate at the apex, and terete 

 at the base. The young branches are green, and covered with white dots; the 

 bark chinky; the buds brown; and the flowers calyculate, which put forth in 

 May. A tree thirty feet high, native of North America, from Canada to Carolina, 

 and was introduced into Britain in 1823. 



12. F. A. PLATYCARPA. B/ofid-f/uUed Ainerica/i Ash; Fraxlmis plafyrjirpn. of 

 Don, Loudon, and others. The leaflets of this variety are almost sessile, very 

 distinctly serrated, elliptic-lanceolate, two inches long, and one inch broad ; hav- 

 ing the larger veins villous beneath. The samarae are elliptic-lanceolate, two 

 inches long, and acute at both ends. A tree from thirty to fifty feet high; native 

 of Virginia and Carolina; introduced into Britain in 1724; and flowers in May. 

 It is very easily known from all other American varieties, by the leaves dying 

 olf, in autumn, of a fine purple. 



13. F. A. EXPANSA. Expanded American Ash ; Fraximis expansa, of Don, 

 Loudon, and others. The leaflets of this variety occur in five pairs, three inches 

 long, ovate-oblong, unequally serrated, acuminated, glabrous, but not shining, and 

 pctiolatc. The branches are glabrous, smooth, and green, when young, wifh the 

 buds brown. A tree from thirty to fifty feet in height; native of North America; 

 introduced into Britain in 1824, and flowers in May. 



14. F. A. PULVERULENTA. Powdery-petiolcd American Ash ; Fraxi)ius pulveru- 

 lenta^ of Don, Loudon, and others. 



15. F. A. RUBicuNDA. Reddle h-vciued American Ash ; Fiaxinus ri(biciinda, of 

 Don, Loudon, and others. 



16. F. A. LONGiFOLiA. LoHg-leavcd American Ash; Fraximis longifolia, of 

 Don, Loudon, and others. 



17. F. A. viRiDis. Green-branched American Ash; Fraximis viridis, of Don, 

 Loudon, and others (but not F. viridis of Michaux.) 



18. F. A. ciNERA. Gray-budded American Ash ; Fraxinus cinera. of Don, Lou- 

 don, and others. 



19. F. A. NIGRA. Black-branched American Ash; Fraxinns 7iigra, of Don 

 Loudon, and others. 



20. F. A. FuscA. BrowJi-brajiched American Ash; Fraximis fiisca^ of Don. 

 Loudon, and others. 



21. F. A. RUFA. Ritfous-haired-lcajleted American Ash; Fraxinus rufa, of 

 Don, Loudon, and others. 



22. F. A. PANNOSA. Clnth-Vikc-leaved American Ash ; Fraxinus pannosa, of 

 Don, Loudon, and others. A tree with fulvous buds, native of Carolina, intro- 

 duced into Britain in 1820. 



23. F. A. TRU'TERA. Three-wingcd-fniited American Ash ; Fraxinus (riptern. 

 of Nuttal, a native of the oak forests of South Carolina. 



Gcograpliy and. History. The Fraxinus aniericana is a native of Norili 

 America from l-abrador to Carolina; is particularly abundant in Canada and 

 New Brunswick; and, as a cold climate is more congenial to its growth than 

 a warm one. it is found in greater numbers north ot the river Hudson than 



