Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



127. Blue Ash. (Fraxinus quadrangulata.) 

 Leaf : 8-12', odd-pinnate, opposite ; leaflets, 5-9, 3-5' long, 

 serrate, ovate or oval, apex tapering, both sides green, very short- 

 stemmed. Fruit: narrow-oblong, apex often notched, seed 

 winged all around ; differs from green ash in having a calyx ; 

 branchlets 4-angled ; inner bark yields a blue dye. Quite westerly. 



128. Carolina Water Ash. (Fraxinus platycarpa.) 

 Leaf : 8'-io', odd-pinnate, opposite ; leaflets, 5-7, s'-s' long, 

 slightly serrate, ovate to oblong, both ends pointed, short-stemmed. 

 Fruit : oblong, broadly winged. Virginia, near water. 



129. Horse-chestnut, (y^sculus hippocastanum.) 

 Leaf : $'-7', palmate, opposite ; leaflets, 7, serrate, obovate- 

 oblong, apex pointed. Flower : white, yellow-and-purple-spot- 

 ted, in pyramidal clusters ; late in May. Young fruit prickly. 

 Introduced from China, but widely cultivated. (PI. XIIL) 



130. Ohio Buckeye. Fetid Buckeye. (/Esculus glabra.) 

 Leaf: 5-9', palmate, opposite; leaflets, 5 (rarely 7), serrate, 

 obovate-oblong to oval, apex pointed. Flower : pale yellow, 

 small, in pyramidal clusters, stamens longer than petals ; June ; 

 young fruit prickly. Range : west Pennsylvania, south and 

 west ; a small tree. (PL XIV.) 



131. Sweet Buckeye. Big Buckeye, (^sculus flava.) 

 Leaf : 5-9', palmate, opposite ; leaflets, 5-7, long-obovate to 

 long-oval, apex pointed. Flower : yellow, in pyramidal clus- 

 ters, stamens no longer than petals, April, May ; fruit not 

 prickly. Range : Pennsylvania, south and west ; tree and 

 shrub. 



132. Purplish Buckeye, (^sculus flava, var. purpurascens.) 

 Leaf : as in 130. Flower as in 130, but corolla and calyx 

 purplish ; fruit smooth. West Virginia and south ; tree and shrub. 



133. Red Buckeye. (/Esculus pavia.) 

 Leaf : much as in 130. Flower as in 130, but corolla and 

 longer tubular calyx bright red, stamens not longer than corolla, 

 May ; fruit smooth. Virginia and Kentucky ; tree and shrub. 



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