Handbook of Trees of the Noethekn States 



Caxada 



589 



This interostiiif,' ami vatlirr uncomiiion Asli 

 owasioiially attains the ll^i^llt iif 120 ft. or 

 iiiuir, witli tiuiik .'i (11- 4 ft. ill diameter in 

 tlir furests of the rii-li xallcys of southern 

 Indiana and Jlliiidis, Imt elsewhere does not 

 often surpass 7.5 ft. in hei^ilit or 2'^. ft. in 

 diameter of trunk. Its |ie:ailiar scaly bark is 

 a feature whieh at cmce distingui.^hes it in t'.ie 

 eye of the woodiuau, and on \-ery old trunks is 

 es|iei-iall\' interestiiiL;'. the hiui,' loose plates 

 gi\iiig" it an e\eu ni ire s'la^L^^y appearanee than 

 tlM.M- of the Sha,y-Wark Mieki.ry. 



It inhabits iiiiisdy dry liniestiMie ridg?s and 

 uplands, in conipan)' with the \^'llite Ash, 

 Te.'ias, (.'hini|uapiii and nther Oaks, Woolly 

 biiiiielia, Red-biid. various llicknries. et:-., and 

 is (iceasionally found in the nnne moist ijottom- 

 lands. It is ealleil the lilue Ash (m aeeount of 

 a blue i\ye "which may be nnule by mascerating 

 the inner bark in water. The 4-angled nature 

 iif the twigs constitute a charai-ter by whieh 

 it may be eisil\' rccngiiized. 



The wood is hea\y, a eubie foot, ^\■hen abso- 

 hilely dry, weighing 44,77 llis., rather hard and 

 strong anil is used in llie nninufacture of Moor- 

 ing, agricultui'al iinplcnients, etc' 



Li'itriH .S-l'J in, lotm witli 7-n ii\'atr-eIilon^' to 

 lairi'niali' sliiirl-pcl iiilulad' li'nili-ls ;'.-."i in. lou;^', un- 

 I'liiiall.v riMUHtrd or oliliisr at base, lonff-ataimi- 

 n;ui'. rlisi-j,\' srn-ali'. 1 oniiailosi- al" first but at 

 nun iirii.\' i^lnln'oiis, dark .vi'ljow green alxive, paler 

 nnil ;:]aiM'iins or lia ir.v-tnfted in the axils of the 

 vi'iiis liriifatli. Rhiii' IS perfect, in loose panicles ; 

 fiil.v.v: a'iiiosi ohsolrir ; corolla none; stamens 2 

 with flark piiriilo oblong anther-cells. Fruit 

 linrai'-iililon.g. 1-2 in, long, wingi'd all around, 

 ri:iralli'l-\'i'inrd and Ibi' Imd.v- I'Xtcnding more than 

 Imir wa,\' to llir rinar,ginatc a|)ex. 



1. A, \v., XI, 2o::. 



