TREES OF AMERICA. 199 



as much valued as the white for any purpose 

 except making potashes. 



" The blue ash is found only in Tennessee, 

 Kentucky, and the southern parts of Ohio. 

 The leaves are notched at the edges, which 

 is not the case with the other kinds : the 

 seeds are flat in every part : the wood is ex- 

 cellent, and very much used, particularly in 

 the frames and flooring of houses : a blue 

 die is obtained from the bark ; and it is said 

 that milk in which the leaves have been boiled 

 is a certain cure for the bite of the rattlesnake ; 

 but I never tried it, and I hope none of you 

 may ever have occasion to make trial of its 

 virtues. 



" The last kind I shall mention is the 

 Carolinian ash, which is only found in the 

 Southern States. It is much smaller than the 

 others, for it hardly ever grows more than 

 thirty feet high. The leaves are large, almost 

 round, dark green, and notched at the edges ; 

 and the seeds, unlike those of the other kinds, 

 are almost as broad as they are long : the 

 wood is too small to be of much service, but it 

 is of very good quality. 



" Now, my dears, tell me, do you know a 

 willow-tree when you see it ?" 



