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velvety twigs. Leaves unequally pinnate, smooth or velvety 

 below; leaflets 5-7, long pointed, toothed or entire, stalked, 

 yellowish green above, paler beneath. Flowers dioecious. 

 Fruit small, the wing extending down on the round body 

 almost to the middle. In canyons and river valleys, western 

 Texas, New Mexico and southern California. Planted for 

 shade and ornament. 



8. Fraxinus Texensis (Gray) Sargent. Texas Ash. Moun- 

 tain Ash. A medium sized tree reaching a height of 50 with 

 thick trunk, spreading branches and dark gray, deeply fis- 

 sured bark. Leaves with 5-7 ovate stalked leaflets which are 

 entire or toothed, dark green above, pale beneath. Flowers 

 dioecious, appearing in spring with the leaves. Fruit small, 

 the wing as long or longer than the seed bearing portion and 

 terminal upon it. On bluffs and hillsides central and west- 

 ern Texas. 



9. Fraxinus Americana L. White Ash. A large tree 

 sometimes reaching 120 in height and 5-6 in diameter with 

 upright or spreading branches, deeply fissured gray bark, and 

 smooth twigs. Leaves unequally pinnate with 5-9, usually 7, 

 leaflets; leaflets ovate to oblong, entire or somewhat toothed 

 toward the apex, usually long pointed, deep green and smooth 

 above, paler and usually silvery beneath. Flowers dioecious. 

 Fruit ripens in early fall; body round, plump, the wing 2-3 

 times as long as the body, and terminal upon it. 



Rich soil Nova Scotia to Minnesota and south to Florida, 

 Kansas, and Texas. The wood is heavy, hard, strong, tough, 

 close grained. One of the most valuable of the hard woods; 

 used for agricultural implements, handles, furniture, vehicle 

 stock and house finishing. The tree is planted for street and 

 shade throughout its range. 



ADELIA P. Br. 



Adelia acuminita Michx. Crooked Bush. A shrub or small 

 tree 20 high with many crooked, slender branches and 

 smooth bark. Leaves simple, opposite, deciduous, elliptic- 

 oval or ovate elliptic, l^'-S^' long, pointed at base and 

 apex, slightly serrate. Flowers appearing before the leaves, 



