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4. Fraxinus profunda lUish. ruinpkin Ash. A large 

 Uev with thick, i^ray, lissnred bark and velvety pubescent 

 twigs. LeaHets 7-!», ovate-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 stalked, acnininate, bright green above, paler and pubescent 

 beneath, large. Samara with a flattisli body, wing decurrent 

 to l)elo\v the middle. Tn swamps. Va. to Til., Mo., Ark., 

 and THa. 



.'). Fraxinus pennsylvanica Alarsh. Red Ash. A large 

 Iree with velvety-pubescent twigs. Leaflets 5-9, ovate, ovate- 

 hmceolate. or oblong, acuminate or acute, usually denticulate; 

 Icdy of the samara linear margined abiove by the linear or 

 sj^atulate decurrent wing. Wood hard, strong, brown. Tn 

 moist soil. X. !>. to Alinn., Fla., and Kan. 



(). Fraxinus lanceolata Borck. Green Ash. A large 

 tree with glaljrous twigs. Leaflets 5-9, entire or denticulate, 

 ovate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate or acute, green on both 

 sides; samara similar to that of the two preceding species, 

 wing usually spatulate and decurrent on the sides of the 

 Ijody J)elow the middle. Wood rather inferior in \alue to 

 that t;f the white ash. In moist soil, on flood-plains, and on 

 1-lufl^s. Me. to Sask., south to Fla., Kan., and Tex. 



7. Fraxinus biltmoreana Bead. Biltmore Ash. A tree 

 with the young twigs pubescent. Leaflets 7-9, ovate to lanceo- 

 l^'te, acuminate, entire or oI)scurely denticulate, more or less 

 puliescent beneath : body of the samara narrowly elliptic, 

 terete; wing linear, or somewhat liroadened above, 2-3 times 

 the length of the l)ody. Woodlands and river banks. Penn. 

 and Ohio to (la. 



"^^ Fraxinus americana L. White Ash. A large tree 

 of rapid growth, with glabroits twigs. Leaflets 5-9, ovate, 

 o\ ate-lanceolate, oblong, or rarely slightly obovate, entire or 

 denticulate, ])ale and often pubescent beneath, acuminate or 

 acute; body of the samara terete, not margined, winged only 

 from near the summit, \-] the length of the wing. Autunm 

 leaves l)ro\\n, jiurple, and salmon. W^ood heavy, hard, 

 strong, brown, tough and elastic, of very great value; widely 

 u.sed in (he manufacture of agricultural implements, boat 

 oars, and carriage shafts; in cabinet-work, for harness work, 

 h; ops, baskets, and clothespins. Tn rich soil. X. S. to Minn.. 

 I'la., Kan. and Tex. 



