142 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



shoots : mid the Carolina ash (F. platycarpa), a small tree 

 the leaves of which are covered with a thick down in 

 spring. 



The common European ash (F. excelsior) strongly re- 

 sembles the White ash. It may, however, easily be known 

 by its very black buds, and longer, more serrated leaflets 

 which are sessile, instead of being furnished w r ith petioles 

 like the White ash. This fine tree, as well as the White 

 ash, grows to 80 or 90 feet in height, with a very handsome 

 head. 



The Weeping ash, Fig. 31, is a very remarkable variety 



[Fig. 81. The Weeping Ash.] 



of the European ash, with pendulous or weeping branches ; 

 and is worthy a place in every lawn for its curious ramifi- 

 cation, as well as for its general beauty. It is generally 

 propagated by grafting on any common stock, as the White 

 ash ; 7 or 8 feet high, when the branches immediately begin 

 10 turn down in a very striking and peculiar manner. The 

 droop of the branches is hardly a graceful one, yet it is so 



