3l8 CONNECTICUT GEOL, AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Red, Brown or River Ash. 



Frequent. Along streams and in swamps, sometimes in 

 drier places. May. 



The timber is of less value than that of the White Ash, 



though used for furniture and the interior finish of buildings. 



Its medicinal properties are the same as those of Fraxinus 



americana. 



Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh., var. lanceolata (Borkh.) Sarg. 



(lance-shaped). 

 Fraxinus viridis Michx. 

 Fraxinus lanceolata Borkh. 

 Green Ash. 



Rare. Low grounds : Norwich, Bozrah and Stonington 

 (Graves), Rocky Hill (Andrews), New Haven (D. C. Eaton). 

 May. 



Fraxinus nigra Marsh, (black). 

 Fraxinus samhucifolia Lam. 

 Black, Swamp, Basket or Hoop Ash. 



Occasional. Swamps and along streams. May. 



The wood is much used for interior finish, cabinet work, 

 barrel hoops and basket making. Medicinal properties the 

 same as those of Fraxinus americana. 



Fraxinus excelsior L. (taller). 



Rare. Fairfield, roadside distant from any known source 

 of origin (Fames). May. Native of the Old World. 



FORSYTHIA Vahl. 



Forsythia viridissima Lindl. (very green). 

 Golden Bell. 



Rare. W^ethersfield, escaped from cultivation to a pasture 

 (H. S. Clark & Bissell). May. Fugitive from Asia. 



SYRINGA L. Lilac. 



Syringa vulgaris L. (common). 

 Common Lilac. 



Occasional. Escaped from cultivation to roadsides and 

 about abandoned house-sites. May. Naturalized from Europe. 



