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serrulate ; samara iinear-oblong or ciineate, winged all around, 

 parallel-nerved, the body extending more than half way to the 

 apex. The inner bark furnishes a blue dye. Wood heavy, hard 

 and valuable; used for flooring, carriage-making, etc. Ont., 

 Minn, and Mich, to Ala., Iowa, Ark., and Ohio. 



7. Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash. A large tree. 

 Leaflets 7-1 r glabrous, green on both sides, sessile, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, long acuminate, sharply serrate or serrulate ; samara oblong 

 or linear-oblong, parallel-nerved, the body flat, winged all around 

 and extending to or beyond the middle. Wood used for barrel- 

 hoops, baskets, cabinet-work, and interior finish. In swamps and 

 wet soil. Newf. to Manitoba, A'a., Ark., and Ohio. 



70. Adelia Br. Adelia. 



Shrubs or small trees with opposite simple leaves. Fruit a 

 drupe; flowers fascicled or paniculate, from scaly buds. 



I. Adelia acuminata Mx. AdeHa. A shrub or small 

 tree usually with somewhat thorny branches. On river banks. 

 111. to Ga., Mo., and Tex. 



71. Chionanthus L. Fringetree. 



Shrubs or small trees with opposite simple, entire leaves. 

 Fruit a drupe. 



I. Chionanthus virginica L. Fringetree. A shrub or 

 small tree with handsome, white, fragrant flowers in drooping 

 panicles. In moist soil. Del. and Ohio to Fla. and Tex. 



Order, Polemoniales. 



Scrophnlariaceae. Figwort Family. 

 72. Paulownia Sieb. & Zucc. Paulownia. 



A large tree with opposite, petioled leaves, the pith with cavi- 

 ties. Fruit an ovoid, acute capsule. 



I. Paulownia tomentosa (Thumb.) Baill. Paulownia. 

 A large rapid-growing tree with violet flowers in terminal pan- 

 icles. Native of Japan ; escaped from cultivation. 



