92 TREES OF NORTH CAROLINA 



occasionally reach 'a height of 100 feet in the rich, 

 damp hollows of the Smoky Mountains. Leaves ob- 

 long or ovate, about 3-5 inches long, tomentose be- 

 neath, very finely toothed; flowers white, pinkish to- 

 ward the base, bell-shaped, drooping, very pretty; 

 fruit a dry pod with four broad wings. This tree is 

 a fine object when in bloom and does well in cultiva- 

 tion. Date of flowering in Davidson County : April 

 23, 1916. 



OLIVE FAMILY 



(OLEACEAE) 

 153. Fraxinus americana L. White Ash. 



This is the largest, most useful, and most widely 

 distributed ash in the state, occurring abundantly 

 in the mountains and Piedmont in rich moist soil, 

 and extending down the valleys into the coastal plain. 

 Leaflets 5-9, usually 7, decidedly whitish (silvery) 

 below, smooth on both sides, or occasionally tomen- 

 tose below, margins even or finely toothed; fruits 

 short and plump, the wing long, varying from lanceo- 

 late and pointed to broader, oblong and notched at 

 the end, about 2-4% sixteenths inch broad, not ex- 

 tending down the sides of the seed. Twigs and leaf- 

 stalks smooth. Examples: tree by road below apple 

 orchard, Glenn Burnie Farm, and trees on street 

 corner opposite Episcopal Church. 



