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Elder-leaved Ash-tree. Fl. May. C!t. 1800. Tree 30 feet. 



9 F. SCHIEDEA V XA (Schlecht. et Chamiss. in Linnaea. 6. p. 

 391.) glabrous; leaves with 3 pairs of sessile, lanceolate, 

 bluntish, quite entire leaflets, or with a few obsolete serratures 

 in front ; the odd one the longest, and attenuated at the base : 

 all thin, shining above, and paler beneath ; rachi of leaves 

 channelled ; samara nearly linear, with the wing hardly dilated 

 in front, elliptic-oblong, obtuse at the apex, ending in an oblique 

 little point. J? . H. Native of Mexico, near Hacienda de la 

 Laguna, in warm situations. Fagara dubia, Roam, et Schultes, 

 syst. 3. PL 288. Calyx deeply 5-parted. Stigmas 2, thick. 



" Schitde's Ash-tree. Tree 10 to 15 feet. 



10 F. Boscu : leaves with 3 pairs of glabrous leaflets; leaflets 

 oblong, acuminate, toothed ; common petioles winged at the 

 base : buds blackish ; branches cinereous. (; . H. Native 

 of North America. F. nana, Bosc. but not of Willd. Flowers 

 naked. 



Base's Ash-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt.? Tree. 



11 F. CHIXE'XSIS (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 150.) leaflets from 3 

 to 7, lanceolate, serrated; panicles axillary and terminal; flowers 

 apetalous. '; . H. Native of China. Branches erect. Leaves 

 glabrous : lateral leaflets on short petioles, and smaller than the 

 terminal one, which is protruded on a winged petiole. Panicles 

 drooping. Style long and curved. 



China Ash. Fl. April. Clt. ? Tree 12 to 20 feet. 



12 F. OXYCA'RPA (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1100.) leaflets almost 

 sessile, lanceolate, acuminated, serrated, glabrous ; flowers 

 naked ; samara lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, mucronate. 

 Tj . H. Native of Caucasus. F. oxyphylla, Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 

 450. F. ornus, Pall. ind. taur. Branchlets green, with white 

 dots. Buds brown. Leaflets 2 to 3 pairs. 



Sharp-fruited Ash-tree. Fl. May. Tree. 



13 F. ANGI STIFOLIA (Bauh. hist. 1. pt. 2. p. 177.) leaflets 

 sessile, lanceolate, remotely denticulated ; samara lanceolate, 

 entire at the apex, acute. Jj. H. Native of Spain. Vahl. 

 enum. 1. p. 52. Willd. spec. 4. p. 1100. Branches brownish 

 purple. Branchlets green, dotted with white. Buds brown. 

 Leaflets 3-4 pairs, ! to 2 inches long. Peduncles below the 

 leaves, solitary, 2 inches long. Samara obtuse at the base. 

 Flowers naked. Said by some to be nearly related to F. O'rnus; 

 but by Vahl. to F. excelsior. 



Xarroiv-leaved Ash-tree. Fl. May. Tree. 



* * Plotters calyculate. 



14 F. JUGLANDIFOLIA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 543.) leaflets stalked, 

 elliptic-lanceolate, serrated, glaucous beneath ; branches and 

 petioles glabrous ; flowers calyculate. Tj . H. Native from 

 Canada to North Carolina. Willd. spec. 4. p. 1104. Branches 

 and buds greyish brown. Leaflets 2-4 pairs, 3 inches long, 

 membranous, glabrous, but not shining, canescent beneath, 

 downy in the axils of the veins. Calyx 4-toothed. Corymbs 

 pendulous. Samara linear. 



far. p, subintegerrima (Vahl. enum. 1. p. 50. 1. c.) leaflets 

 almost quite entire. Ij . H. F. juglandi folia, /3, subserrata, 

 \\illd. 1. c. Fr. Caroliniana, Wangenh. amer. p. 81. ex Willd. 

 Du Roi, ed. 2d vol. 1. p. 400. ex Vahl. Fr. Nova-A'nglise, and 

 F. Caroliniana, Mill. diet. no. 5, 6. ? 



ll'almtt-ltated Ash-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1724. Tree 30 

 to 50 feet. 



15 F. CAROLIXIA'XA (Lam. diet. 2. p. 543.) leaflets petiolate, 

 lanceolate, serrated, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous ; 

 flowers calyculate. \j . H. Native from Pennsylvania to Carolina. 

 Vahl. enum. 1. p. 51. Willd. spec. 4. p. 1103. F. excelsior, 

 Walt. fl. car. p. 254. F. serratifolia, Michx. fil. arb. p. 33. 

 F. lanceolata, Borkh. Branches and buds brownish. Leaflets 

 3 pairs, shining above. Racemes loose, H inch long, often twin 



from the same dot ; pedicels numerous, umbellate. Calyx 

 small, caropanulate. 



Carolina Ash-tree. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1783. Tree 30 

 to 50 feet. 



16 F. PUBE'SCENS (Walt. fl. car. p. 254.) leaflets petiolate, 

 elliptic-ovate, serrated, downy or tomentose beneath, as well 

 as the petioles and branches ; flowers calyculate. J; . H. 

 Native of North America. Vahl. enum. 1. p. 51. Willd. spec. 

 4. p. 1103. F. nigra, Du Roi, ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 398. F. 

 tomentosa, Michx. arb. t. 33. Leaflets 3-4 pairs. Racemes 

 rather compound. Calyx campanulate. Samara narrow-lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, with a short mucrone at the apex, 2 inches long. 

 Stamens 2-3-4. 



Far. /3, longijolia (Willd. spec. 4. p. 1103.) leaflets ovate- 

 lanceolate, attenuated, somewhat serrated. Tj . H. F. sub- 

 villosa, Bosc. ? F. Pennsylvanica, Marsh. 



Var. y, latifblia (Willd. 1. c.) leaflets ovate, broad. Ij . H. 



far. c, sub-pubescens (Pers. ench. 2. p. 605.) leaflets petio- 

 late, elliptic-oblong, acuminated, sharply serrated, downy be- 

 neath ; common petioles glabrous, fj . H. Perhaps a distinct 

 species. F. subvillosa, Bosc. ? 



Dovny Ash-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1811. Tree 30 feet. 



17 F. EPIPTERA (Michx. 1. c. p. 256.) leaflets lanceolate- 

 elliptic, sub-serrated ; samara cuneated, obtuse and emarginate 

 at the apex, and terete at bottom. \j . H. Native from Canada 

 to Carolina, frequent. Vahl. enum. 1. p. 50. Willd. spec. 4. 

 p. 1102. F. discolor, Michx. fil. arb. t. 33. F. Canadensis, 

 Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 222. t. 49. F. lancea, Bosc. Young 

 branches green, covered with white dots. Bark chinky. 

 Leaflets opaque, downy beneath on the veins. Flowers caly- 

 culate. Buds brown. 



Wing-topped-seeded or Two-coloured Ash-tree. Fl. May. 

 Clt. 1 823. Tree 30 feet. 



18 F. QUADRANGULA'TA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 255.) 

 leaflets almost sessile, elliptic-lanceolate, serrated, downy be- 

 neath ; samara blunt at both ends. I? . H. Native of Ohio, 

 Kentucky, and Tennessee. Mich. abr. with a figure. Willd. 

 spec. 4. p. 1104. Vahl. enum. 1. p. 50. F. tetragona, Cels. ex 

 Dum. Cours. Branches quadrangular. Samara obtuse. 



Quadrangular-branched Ash-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1822. 

 Tree 30 to 40 feet. 



19 F. PLATYCA'RPA (Vahl. enum. 1. p. 49. Michx. fl. bor. 

 amer. 2. p. 256.) leaflets almost sessile, serrated on the outside, 

 elliptic-lanceolate ; samara elliptic-lanceolate, fj . H. Native 

 of Virginia and Carolina. F. Caroliniana, Catesb. car. t. 80. 

 Michx. arb. with a figure. Leaflets 2 inches long, and an inch 

 broad, having the larger veins villous beneath. Samara 2 inches 

 long, acute at both ends. 



Broad-fruited Ash-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1724. Tree 30 to 

 50 feet. 



20 F. BXPA'NSA (Willd. berl. baumz. p. 150.) leaflets ovate- 

 oblong, unequally serrated, glabrous, petiolate ; branches gla- 

 brous ; flowers calyculate. . H. Native of North America. 

 F. Caroliniana, Hort. Worlitz. Young branches green, smooth. 

 Buds brown. Leaflets 5 pairs, 3 inches long, acuminated, gla- 

 brous, but not shining. 



Expanded Ash- tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1824. Tree 30 to 50 feet. 



21 F. MIXA (Bosc. ex Spreng. syst. 1. p. 96.) leaves with 5 

 pairs of leaflets, glabrous on both surfaces ; leaflets oblong, 

 almost sessile, unequally toothed. Tj . H. Native of North 

 America. 



Mixed Ash. Fl. May. Clt. 1 824. Tree. 



22 F. PULVERULB'NTA (Bosc. 1. c.) leaves with 6 pairs of 

 leaflets, tomentose beneath ; leaflets on long petioles, oblong, 

 acute, sinuated ; petioles powdery. Tj . H. Native of North 

 America. 



Powdery Ash-tree. Fl. May. Clt. 1S24. Tree. 



