1IaA'I>I;()(iK of Ti!KE 



S OF THE 



X()i;tiiei;.\ States a.xd C'a.xada. .'V,);") 



This handsome tree laiely nttiiins a greater 

 size than 60-70 ft. in lici.ylil, ami 2 :! ft. in 

 diameter of trunk. When isohited it develops 

 a broad rounded to[), of sk'iider s[ne.iding 

 branches. 



It inhabits the baid^s of streams, hike-shores 

 and bottonidands over tlie ,i,'reater ]).irt of tiie 

 United States east of the Itoeky Mountain-, and, 

 in tlie western part of its lauj.,", it so eh)sely 

 approximates llie l!ed Asli iu charaelers that 

 it is eonsidered liy some liotanists to l)e a 

 variety of tliat species, tlioui^li it is very dis- 

 tinct from it in regions east of the Mississippi 

 Eiver. Comparatix-oly uneonunon east of the 

 Alleghany jMountains it is very conunon in tlie 

 Mississippi Valley. Being a very hardy tree, 

 of rapid growth and desiral)lc liahit, it is ex- 

 tensively planted as an oruaiiu'utal sluide tree 

 ir, man}' of the cities and towns of tlie eentr il 

 states. 



The A\ood is heavy, a ruhie foot \\'hen abso- 

 lutely dry ^\■<■ighing 44. .'hi lbs., hard and 

 strong, and adapted to the same uses as tluit 

 of the White Ash, no distinction being made 

 between them in c(unmerce.- 



/jcrncs- .S-li' in. Icn.a' Willi iieliolo and racbis 

 e:lnlM-(iiis nr nearly so anil ."i-'.i nhlnnu-lanccdlate to 

 ovate petiolulate leaflets, euncah- at base, acumi- 

 nate at apex, usually sharply serralc at ma- 

 turity, glabrous or nearly so. luisht ;^reen both 

 sides or sli.ijlitly liL^hter lioncalb; brancblets .irra.w 

 terete, glabrous with pair Icnticds, FJoimn 

 dioecious, without petals. I'rnif .samara, l-i^ in. 

 long, with terete body tapering froni the tiase, 

 tipped with a spatnlate or lanceolare wing de- 

 current aliout half way dowm the body. 



1, Syn. Fraxinns viridis Michx. f. 

 Pcnnsi/lvanica var. laiiceolata Sarg. 

 ■J. A. W.. XI. L'lli:. 



Frawlniis 



