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FIG. 58. Northern Prickly 'Ash.' 

 Zanth6xylum. The PRICKLY 'ASHES' 



FIG. 55). Chinese 'Pepper.' 

 or TOOTHACHE-TREKS, \vitli 



prickly pinnate leaves and pepper-like pods, are wild arid frequently culti- 



vated for the foliage and the small 



peppery fruit. The flowers are in- 



significant. The northern species 



has small clusters of flowers and 



fruit in the axils of the leaves, 



while the southern and the Chi- 



nese species have large terminal 



clusters. 



NORTHERN PRICKLY ' ASH ' (58) 

 Zauthoxylum americanum, 

 hardy North and often cultivated, 

 has prickly leaves with 5 to 11 op- 

 posite nearly entire-edged sessile 

 blades 1 to 2 inches long ; stems 

 also prickly. 



CHINESE 'Pepper' (59) Zan- 

 thoxylum piperitum has 11 to 13 

 somewhat notched blades f to 1^ 

 inches long and is probably hardy 

 in the middle states. 



TOOTHACHE-TREE (00) or SOUTH- 

 ERN PRICKLY ' ASH ' Zanthoxy- FIG. GO. Toothache-tree. 



