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shoots : and the Carolina ash (F. platycarpa), a small tree; 

 i!^e leaves of which are covered with a thick down in 

 spring. 



The common European ash {F. excelsior) strongly re- 

 sembles the White ash. It may, however, easily be known 

 by its very black buds, and longer, more serrated leaflets 

 which are sessile, instead of being furnished with petioles 

 like the White ash. This fine tree, as well as the White 

 ash, grows to 80 or 90 feet in height, with a very handsome 

 head. 



The Weeping ash, Fig. 36, is a very remarkable variety 





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fFig. 36. The Weeping Ash.] 



of the European ash, with pendulous or weeping branches ; 

 and is worthy a place in every lawn for its curious ramifi- 

 cation, as well as for its general beauty. It is generally 

 propagated by grafting on any common stock, as the White 

 ash, 7 or 8 feet high, when the branches immediately begin 

 lo turn down in a very striking and pecuhar manner. The 

 droop of the branches is hardly a graceful one, yet it is sc 



