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sured bark and hairy twigs. Leaves unequally pinnate; leaf- 

 lets 5-9, usually 7, stalked, margin entire or somewhat toothed, 

 pointed at the apex, yellowish green on both surfaces, paler 

 beneath than above. Flowers dioecious, appearing with the 

 leaves. Fruit linear to spatulate, the wing extending down 

 on the body to the middle or below. In rich moist soils. New 

 Brunswick, Ontario, Nebraska south to Florida and west to 

 Texas. The wood is used for agricultural implements -and 

 vehicles. The tree is frequently planted along streets and in 

 parks, for which purpose it is well suited. 



4. Fraxinus Caroliniana Miller. Water Ash. Swamp Ash. 

 A round topped tree 40 high with thin gray bark -and smooth 

 branches. Leaves unequally pinnate, hairy at first, becoming 

 smooth with age ; leaflets 5-7 rarely 9, ovate or oblong, stalked, 

 coarsely serrate, dark green above, paler and sometimes hairy 

 beneath. Flowers dioecious, on different trees. Samara ellip- 

 tic to ovate, body linear, flat, frequently 3-winged. In moist 

 soil and swampy places, Virginia to Florida and west to the 

 valley of the Sabine River, Texas. The wood is soft and 

 weak and has no commercial value. 



5. Fraxinus cuspidata Torrey. American Flowering Ash. 

 A small stout tree 20 high with gray bark, smooth twigs. 

 Leaves with 3-5 or 7 leaflets; leaflets ovate to narrowly lanceo- 

 late, entire or serrate, pointed, dark green above, paler be- 

 ne % ath. Flowers perfect in clusters. Samara flat with short 

 wing. In rocky soil and canyons western Texas, Arizona 

 and northern Mexico. One of the ornamental trees of Mexico. 



6. Fraxinus Berlandieri de Candolle. Berlandier's Ash. 

 A small tree not over 30 high, with rough gray bark and 

 ismooth twigs. Leaves unequally pinnate, smooth or with 

 rusty colored hairs along the veins beneath; leaflets 3-5, 

 stalked, lanceolate to oblong, dark green above, light green 

 beneath. Flowers dioecious, in clusters. Fruit flattened, wit 

 the wing twice as long as body, and extending down upon i 

 below the middle. Southwestern Texas and northern Mexico. 

 An ornamental tree of Mexico, and possibly not native to 

 Texas. 



7. Fraxinus Toumeyi Britton.. Toummey's Ash. A small 

 tree rarely 40 high with rough, gray bark and -smooth or 





