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26G. Fraxinas laaceolata Borck. 



Green ash. A large, valuable ash, found throughout the State in bottom* 

 along streams. Reaches its greatest development along the overflowed bottoms of 

 the Missouri river in the western part of the State, where there are trees 150 feet 

 in height and live feet in diameter. It occurs in Atchison, Bollinger, Boone, But- 

 ler, Clark, Dunklin, Holt, Jackson, McDonald, Mississippi, Newton, Platte,. 

 Ralls, Scotland, Shannon, St. Francois and Wayne counties. Hitchcock described 

 a variety pubescens from St. Louis county, and 1 had adopted the name for the downy- 

 leaved form of our tree ; but, unfortunately, his description and observations were 

 based on depauperate specimens of the Blue ash, which, according to Eggert, bore 

 one year fertile flowers, and sterile the next. This is Fraxinus viridis Michx. f . 



267. Fraxinus nigra Marsh. 



Black ash. A small-sized tree with very tough wood, which has been found 

 in Boone, Butler, Callaway, Cedar and Greene counties. This is Fraxinus aambu- 

 ei folia Lam. 



268. Fraxinus Pennsylvanica Marsh. 



Red ash. A small-sized ash, which has been found In Atchison, Jackson,, 

 Saline and St. Louis counties. This is Fraxinus pubescens Lam. 



269. Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. f. 



Blue ash. A small tree found in the State, mostly in the eastern and southern 

 parts, and apparently absent from the western and northwestern. Has been found 

 in Butler, Chariton, Greene, Howard, Iron, Jefferson, McDonald, Mississippi, 

 Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Shannon, St. Louis and Washington counties. 



270. Adelia acuminata Michx. 



Adelia. A small, spiny tree, found mostly in the southeastern part of ihe 

 State. Occurs in Butler, Dunklin, Jeflerson, New Madrid, Pike and St. Louis- 

 counties. This is Forestiera acuminata Poir. 



271. Chionanthus Yirginica L. 



Fringe-tree. A beautiful tree in cultivation, and which has been found in Mis- 

 sissippi county. 



DOGBANE FAMILY (Apocynace^). 



272. Trachelospermum difforme (Walt.) A. Gr-^y. 



Trachelospermum. A high, twining plant of the Southern states, which ha& 

 lately been found in Dunklin county. 



NIGHTSHADE FAMILY (SOLANACE^). 



273. Lycium vulgare (Ait. f.) Danal. 



Matrimony-vine. Commonly cultivated in gardens, and has escaped into waste 

 places in Buchanan, Greene, Jackson and St. Louis counties. 



BIGNONIA FAMILY (Bignoniace^). 



274. Bignonia crucigera L. 



Cross-vine. A tall, straight, climbing vine of the Southern states, which ia 

 found in the lowlands of the southeastern part of the State. Occurs in Bollinger » 

 Butler, Cape Girardeau, Iron and St. Louis counties. This is Bignonia capreolata L. 



