ASH 
This rather large family of trees, all of them reach- 
ing great size under proper conditions, is one of the 
forest trees in our locality. Generally, the White Ash 
(Fraxinus Americana) is planted for ornamentation and 
along the streets. When grown as specimens, they usually 
develop a round top, but the seed-bearing (pistillate) 
tree may fail to grow upright, and thus, it will develop 
into a low round-headed tree. The White Ash can be grown 
on the better soils, A closely related species which is 
capable of growing on the driest hills, the Blue Ash {F. 
Quadrangulata) , should make a satisfactory street tree. 
It will stand the worst kind of exposure on our lawns. 
Ordinarily this is a tall tree, with a narrow crown as a 
rule, and generally growing rather slowly. On the whole, 
the Ashes have a limited number of enemies, but those 
pests attacking the Ash exclusively must be controlled. 
The most serious one is the Ash Borer, which drills holes 
in the trunk, and there are several species of scale in- 
sects capable of killing the smaller branches. Ash trees 
are not too easy to transplant. They do well in locations 
with adequate water, and they have no objectionable fruit- 
ing and flowering habits.. The autumnal coloration is fair 
and offers a range of color from yellow to a -^ ;ep purple. 
In winter the profile is quite satisfactory. 
bAsswood 
The trees belonging to this genus have a numbe 
ommon 
^„. as frequently by the name 
Lime or Linden. They are all ornamental subjects and 
satisfactory either as street trees or lawn trees. Nur- 
sery catalogues list a number of varieties. The large 
Lindens {Tilia) are nearly all too large for planting 
where the root development may be restricted. For snail 
gardens and narrow streets, some of the European varie- 
ties (f. cordata,X T. europaca) would be much more sat- 
isfactory. The Linden is without a fault, although it 
will be hard to establish on degraded sites. It is not 
difficult to keep such a tree in good health, and the 
maintenance would not be costly. In the Middle West it 
has no serious pest, although the rather soft wood may 
break badly in an ice storm. A twenty-five year-old 
plant may produce enormous quantities of flowers, but 
these are rather inconspicious, and neither the flowering 
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