VERMONT AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



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Fraxinus Pennsylvanica Marsh, F. pubescens Lamarck, 

 ash closelv 



RED ASH 



The red 

 resembles the white ash 

 in general appearance. It 

 may always be recognized 

 however,by looking close- 

 ly at the buds in winter 

 or at the young shoots or 

 petioles in summer. These 

 parts are velvety with 

 delicate hairs, and it is 

 this characteristic pubes- 

 cence which suggested the 

 Latin name of the species. 

 The flowers and fruits 

 bear a general resem- 

 blance to those of the 

 white ash. The red ash RED ASK 



is used considerably in Leaf and fruit ' x »• 



manufactures but is inferior to the preceding species for most purposes. It 

 is generally distributed along the shores of Lake Champlain and its ad- 

 jacent waters but has not been reported from other parts of the state. 

 green ash. Fraxinus lanceolata Borkh., F. viridis Michx. 



Sargent considers this a 

 variety of the red ash which it 

 strongly resembles. The best 

 means of distinguishing the 

 green ash from the red is by its 

 smooth buds, branchlets and 

 leaf-stalks. It takes its name, 

 green ash, from the fact that 

 the leaflets are bright green on 

 both sides, whereas those of 

 both the white and the red are 

 paler beneath. But these char- 

 acters show clearly only in de- 

 cided forms and perplexing in- 

 termediate forms may be found. 

 It is known to occur sparingly 

 on the shores of Lake Cham- 

 plain, and probably does not 

 grow native elsewhere in the 

 state. 



GREEN ASH 

 Leaf and fruit, X J$. 



