Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
127. Blue Ash. (Fraxinus quadrangulata.) 
LEAF: 8'-12', odd-pinnate, opposite ; leaflets, 5-9, 3'-5’ long, 
serrate, ovate or oval, apex tapering, both sides green, very short- 
stemmed. FRUIT: narrow-oblong, apex often notched, seed 
winged all around; differs from green ash in having a calyx; 
branchlets 4-angled ; inner bark yieldsa bluedye. Quite westerly. 
128. Carolina Water Ash. (Fraxinus platycarpa.) 
LEAF: 8'-10', odd-pinnate, opposite ; leaflets, 5-7, 3'-5’ long, 
slightly serrate, ovate to oblong, both ends pointed, short-stemmed. 
Fruit: oblong, broadly winged. Virginia, near water. 
129. Horse-chestnut. (A¢sculus hippocastanum.) 
LEAF: 5'-7', palmate, opposite; leaflets, 7, serrate, obovate- 
oblong, apex pointed. FLOWER: white, yellow-and-purple-spot- 
ted, in pyramidal clusters; late in May. Young fruit prickly. 
Introduced from China, but widely cultivated. (Pl. XIII.) 
130. Ohio Buckeye. Fetid Buckeye. (Aisculus glabra.) 
LEAF: 5'-g’, palmate, opposite; leaflets, 5 (rarely 7), serrate, 
obovate-oblong to oval, apex pointed. FLOWER: pale yellow, 
small, in pyramidal clusters, stamens longer than petals; June ; 
young fruit prickly. RANGE: west Pennsylvania, south and 
west ;a small tree. (Pl. XIV.) 
131. Sweet Buckeye. Big Buckeye. (4®sculus flava.) 
LEAF: 5'-9', palmate, opposite ; leaflets, 5-7, long-obovate to 
long-oval, apex pointed. FLOWER: yellow, in pyramidal clus- 
ters, stamens no longer than petals, April, May; fruit not 
prickly. RANGE: Pennsylvania, south and west; tree and 
shrub. 
132. Purplish Buckeye. (Aéisculus flava, var. purpurascens.) 
LEAF: as in 130. FLOWER as in 130, but corolla and calyx 
purplish ; fruit smooth. West Virginia andsouth ; tree and shrub. 
133. Red Buckeye. (A‘sculus pavia.) 
LEAF: much as in 130. FLOWER as in 130, but corolla and 
longer tubular calyx bright red, stamens not longer than corolla, 
May; fruit smooth. Virginia and Kentucky ; tree and shrub. 
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