Handbook' ok Thki: 



II'' 'I'lIK 



X(Mriiii:i;.\ Si 



AM) Canada. 395 



This liiuidsoiiu' treo riirolv attuiiis a greater 

 size tlian (iO-TO ft. in liei-,'ht, and 2-3 ft. in 

 diaiiu'tor of trunk. When isohited it develops 

 a broad roiuuh-d top, of slender spreading 

 brandies. 



It inhal)its tiie bani<s of streams, lai<e-siiores 

 and bottom-lands over the greater part of the 

 I'nited States east of the Rocky Mountains, and, 

 in the western part of its rang;', it so closely 

 appioximates the Red Ash in characters that 

 it is considered by some botanists to be a 

 variety of that species, thotigh it is very dis- 

 tinct from it in regions east of the Mississippi 

 River. Comparatively uncommon east of the 

 Alleghany ]\Iountains it ia very common in the 

 ISIississippi Valley. Being a very hardy tree, 

 of rapid growth and desirable habit, it is ex- 

 tensively planted as an ornamental shade tree 

 iii many of tiie cities and towns of the central 

 states. 



The wood is heavy, a cubic foot when abso- 

 lutely dry weighing 44.35 lbs., hard and 

 strong, and adapted to the same uses as that 

 of the \\'hite Ash. no distinction being made 

 between them in commerce.-' 



Jjcarrfi 8-12 in. long with petiole and raohis 

 jrlahrous or nearly so and .">-!> oblong-lanceolate to 

 ovate petiolulate leaflets, cuneate at base, acumi- 

 nate at apex, usually sharply serrate at ma- 

 turity, glabrous or nearly so, bright green both 

 sides or slightly lighter beneath ; branchlets gray, 

 terete, glabrous with pale lentieels. Floircrx 

 dioecious, without petals. Fruit samara, 1-2 in. 

 long, with terete body tapering from the base, 

 tipped with a spatulate or lanceolate wing de- 

 current about half way down the body. 



1. Syn. Fraxinus viridis Michx. f. FriLrunof 

 Pciinsyhunica van. lanccolata Sarg. 

 I.'. A. W.. XI, 262. 



