bus FRAXIXl'S 



Hort. With dark green, shinins; foliage. Var. pannftsa, 

 Hort. Similar to the former, but Ivs. larger and nar- 

 rower. 



10. veliitina, Torr. (F. pistaciiBfrVia.Torr.}. Tree, to 

 40 ft., with velvety pubescent, rarely glabrous branches: 

 Ifts. 5-9, sometimes reduced to 3 or even 1, short- 

 stalked, oval to lanceolate, entire or remotely serrate, 

 yellowish green, firm and thick at maturity, pubescent 

 or nearly glabrous beneath, 2-t in. long : fr. spatulate, 

 with marginless body. Texas to Arizona and N. Mexico. 

 S.S. 6:267.-Not hardy North. 



11. Oregdna, Nutt. Tree, to 80 ft.: petioles sometimes 

 glabrous at length : Ifts. 7-9, almost sessile or short- 

 stalked, oblong or elliptic, acuminate, entire or ob- 

 scurely and remotely serrate, light green, 2J^-6 in. long, 

 thick and firm at maturity : fr. oblong-obovate, with de- 

 current wing, about 1)^ in. long. Wash, to Calif. S. S. 

 6:276. 



cc. Fr, elliptic or broadly spatulate^ hodif compressed 

 with the wing all around. 



12. Caroliniina, Lam. {F. platycdrpa, Michx.). 

 Water Ash. Tree, to 40 ft., with pubescent or gla- 

 brous branches : Ifts. 5-7, stalked, ovate or oblong, 

 acuminate, .serrate, rarely entire, pubescent or gla- 

 brous beneath, 2-5 in. long: fr. 1-2 in. long, with pin- 

 nately veined wing, often 3-winged. Virginia to Fla., 

 west to Arkansas and Texas. S.S. 6:274-75. 

 BB. ^"(8. without calyx {only No. IS has a deciduous 



minute calyx): anthers cordate, rarely broadly 

 oblong: Ifts, generally more than 7, nearly gla- 

 brous. (Subgenus Frazinaster.) 

 c. Branches 4-angled and usually winged. 



13. quadrangulita, Michx. Blue Ash. Tree, 

 rarely 120 tt Ifts. 7-11, short-stalked, ovate to lanceo- 



I ite, acuminate, sharply serrate, yellowish 

 green on both sides, 3-5 in. long: fls. per- 

 fect: fr. oblong, emarginate, winged all 

 tround, 1-2 in. long. From Michigan to 

 \rkansas and Tennessee. S.S. 6:263. 



FRAXIXrS 



F. rufa, Hort., not Bosc). Lvs. simple or 3-parted, 

 usually incisely dentate. Var. monophylla, O. Ktze. (>'. 

 monophylla, Desf. F. simplicifolia, Willd.). Lvs. 

 simple, ovate, serrate, rarely with 1 or 2 small Ifts. at 

 the base. Var. nana, Loud. (var. polemoniifolia, 

 var. globosa, Hort.). A compact, slow growing, dwarf 

 form with very small lvs. Var. p^ndula, Ait. With 

 pendulous branches. One of the best pendulous trees 

 for forming arbors and shady seats. 



EE. Suds brown. 

 17. parvifdlia. Lam. {F. lentiscifolia, Desf.). Shrub 

 or small tree, to 15 ft., with slender, often purplish 

 branches: Ifts. 7-13, sessile, obovate or obovate-lanceo- 

 late, acute, serrate, 1-2 in. long: fr. oblong, obtuse or 

 acute. W. Asia, S. Europe. Var. p^ndula, Dipp., with 

 pendulous branches, forming a graceful small weeping 



IS. potamAphila, Herd. Small tree, to 30 ft., with 

 rather stout, upright branches : Ifts. 7-13, stalked, 

 rhombic-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, serrate, acute or 

 acuminate, i-'2}4 in. long : fr. linear-oblong, Turkes- 

 tan Songaria 



F angustifbha Vahl Allied to F parvifoha Lfts oblong- 

 lanceolate or lanceolate seirate to 3 m lone fe tu \ Atr , 

 W Asn -i^ nnomafa W Its Smill tree to 20 ft with quad- 

 rangular branches l\s imple or pmn ite roundibU or round- 



Utah bS b -bH-F, 



ditolia but in gtrdeus 



1 f rms ire cult under 



\l)t 1 f-) F linceolata. 



1 r I itt downy along 



S S 6 27a - 



Tree to W ft : 



pubescent be- 



with elliptic. 





irly 



D. Bio 



lfts, u-iththirk nitons (.,,„■ nliim. 



14. nigra,Marsli. ( /■•..«(«i/,»ri/V,/;„.Lam.). 

 Black Ash. Fig. SOS. Tree, to 80 ft.: Ifts. 

 9-11, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, rounded at 

 the base, acuminate, sharply serrate, green 

 on both sides, dark above, 3-6 in. long: 

 anthers broadly oblong: fr. narrow-oblnnir, 

 with decurrent wing. From Canada to Vir- 

 ginia, west to Mo. S.S. 5:264-65. Em. 382. 



15. Mandschilrica, Rupr. Tree, to 100 ft., 

 8o8. hey of with obtusely quadrangular branches and 



Fraxinua dark brown buds : lfts. 9-11, almost 



nigra. ovate to oblong-lanceolate, sharply serrate, 



Nat. size. pubescent or hispid on the veins beneath, 



3-6 in. long: fr. oblong-lanceolate, 1-lK in. 



long. Manchuria, Cores, Saghalin, Japan. Valuable 



tree of vigorous growth. 



DD. Bloom perfect or polygamous : rachi 



itho 



E. Buds black. 

 16. ezc^Uior, Linn. Fig. 866. Tall tree, to 120 ft.: buds 

 tlack: lfts. 9-13, almost sessile, oblong-ovate or 

 lanceolate, acute oracuminate, serrate, dark green above, 

 paler beneath, 2-5 in. long: fr. oblong, often emargi- 

 nate, about V/i in. long. Eu., W. Asia. Many different 

 varieties are cultivated, some of the most distinct being 

 the following: Var. 41bo-margin4ta, Hort. Lfts. edged 

 white. Var. 41bo-varieg4ta, Hort. Lfts. blotched white. 

 Var. ailrea, Loud. With yellow branches. Var. adrea 

 p6udula. Loud. With pendulous yellow branches, but 

 a somewhat weak grower. Var. asplenifblia, O. Ktze. 

 (var. scolopeiidrifolia, Hort.). Lfts. very narrow, al- 

 most linear. Var. crispa, Willd. ( var. atrnrirens, Hort., 

 var. ciicHllata, Hort.), with very dark gr.'en curled and 

 twisted lvs. ; of slow growth. Var. diversifdiia, Ait. ( F. 

 Jielerophylla, Vahl. F. simplicifolia laciniata, Hort. 



marginless body. N. Carolina.— F. dimdrpha, Coss. & Dur. Al- 

 lied to F. xanthoxyloides. Shrub: lfts. 5-7, roundish ovate to 

 oblong, orenntelv serrate, ^-1 in. long. N. Africa. Tender.—/". 

 dl><"(a(n, n...ili, A: Arn. Allied to F. c-uspidata. Slinib : lfts. 



5-7.ellilili' "I-. a;,... .-.rr;,lr..r...:;ir,. ' , _',,, I.Mi- lU ivith 2 



ol)ovutr i. ■ ^ h - - ' '.: T ■ ' ■ r flori- 



bund,:, w I I ills. .5-7, 



F, areggi. Gray. Allit 



