ASH. 155 



western United States. Height 30 40 or 60 ft.; diam. 1 1J ft. 

 Resembling White Ash, rather heavy, sometimes brittle, not 

 strong. Used for furniture, waggon and carriage-frames and 

 cooperage. 



Ash, Prickly (Zanthdxylum Clava-Herculis L. : Order Eutdcece). 

 West Indies. The prickly young stems are imported under the 

 name of " Briar " for walking-sticks. In Jamaica it is known as 

 "Prickly Yellow-wood." W 60'66. E 499. / 2-7. fc I'll. 

 fs -418. 



Ash, Red, Grey, or Brown-barked (Frdxinus Pennsylvania 

 Marshall = F. pubescens Lam. = F. tomentdsa Michx. : Order Oledcece). 

 New Brunswick and South Ontario to Louisiana and Florida, 

 along streams, chiefly in the north. French "Frene rouge," Germ, 

 " Rothesche," Span. " Fresno Colorado." Height 50 ft.; diam. 2 it. 

 S.G. 625. W 3896. E 8122 Ibs. R 869 kilos. 



Sapwood light brown or nearly white, sharply denned ; some- 

 times streaked with yellow ; heart rich or light reddish brown, 

 moderately heavy, hard, rather strong, coarse-grained, brittle ; 

 pith-rays numerous, thin. Used locall} T for agricultural imple- 

 ments, fence-rails, interior finishing or furniture, as a substitue for 

 Black Ash. 



In Australia the name " Red Ash " is applied to Alphitcmia 

 excelsa [See Ash, Mountain,] and to Or ties excelsa [See Oak, 

 Silky.] 



Ash, Rock, of Cape Colony. See Els, Klip. 



Ash, Water or Swamp (Frdxinus Carolinidna Miller = F. 

 platycdrpa Michaux. : Order Oledcece). Swamps : Virginia Loui- 

 siana. 



Other less important species, used locally, are Frdxinus anomala 

 Watson. S.G. 660. W 4111. Light brown with thick sap- 

 wood (30 40 rings), thin medullary rays, many large scattered 

 ducts and several rows of small ducts. Heavy, hard, close- 

 grained. Colorado, Utah, Nevada. 



F. Berlandieridna D.C. Used for tool-handles in Mexico. 



F. velutlna Torrey ( = F. pistacicefolia Torrey). Used, for axe- 

 handles and waggons, in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. 



