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The White Ash is one of the most vi 

 h.ardwood trees of tlie American forests, and 

 one of tlie statliest representatives of its <;;cmis. 

 In the forests of tlie rich bottom-hinds of th." 

 lower Ohio basin it has been known to attain 

 the height of 120 ft. and 5-6 ft. in diameter of 

 trunk, but these dimensions are exceptional. 

 It occupies rich slopes and bottom-lands, where 

 nut too moist, and is an abundant tree tliro.igh- 

 out most of tlie eastern states and Canada. 

 \\'lien growing apart from other trees it de- 

 velops an ovoid or somewhat pyramidal top, 

 with long slender lateral branches. It is a 

 tree of good habit and handsome foliage and 

 is popular as an ornamental shade tree. 



The wood of the White Ash is heavy, a cubic 

 foot weighing 40.78 lbs., hard and strong, and 

 is used extensively in the manufacture of tool- 

 handles, agricultural implements, cars, furni- 

 ture, etc.i The inner bark is used in medicine. 



Leaves 8-15 in. Ions, with ."-ll ol)lonf,'-l!in('i'- 

 olate, ovate or obovate petiolulate leaflets, rounded 

 or cuneate at base, long-acuminate or acute at 

 apex, entire or crenate-serrate at maturity, siih- 

 ooriaceous. glabrous dark green above, whitish 

 and glabrous or pubescent beneath. Floinr.s 

 dioecious, cal.vx campanulate. 4-lobed ( more 

 deepl.v in the pistillate flower) ; petals none ; 

 stamens 2 (sometimes 8). Fruit: samara, 1-2 in. 

 in length but sometimes (in var. microcdiiiti 

 (Jra.v) not more than V.- in., lanceolate with short 

 terete body and terminal wing more than twice its 

 length. 



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