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Fig. 18. Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. 1, flowering dwarf shoots with 

 hermaphrodite flowers ; 2, female inflorescence ; 3, 4 and 5, hermaphro- 

 dite flowers ; 6, male flower ; 7, ovary ; 8 and 9, ovary in vertical and 

 transverse section ; 10, winter twig with fruits ; 11, seed in section ; 

 12, seed torn open ; 13, seedling (Wi). 



