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FKAXIXrS 



FRAXixrs 



Hort. With dark green, shining foliage. Var. pannosa. 

 Hort. Similar to "the former, but Ivs. larger and nar- 

 rower. 



10. velutina, Torr. ( F. 2nsfaei(r?fdlla,Tori\). Tree, to 

 40 ft., with velvety pubescent, rarely glabrous branches : 

 Ifts. 5-9, sometimes reduced to 3 or even 1, siiort- 

 stalked, oval to lanceolate, entire or remotely serrate, 

 yellowish green, firm and thick at jnaturity, pubescent 

 or nearly glabrous beneath, 2-4 in. h>ng : fr. spatulate, 

 with marginless body. Texas to Arizona and N. Mexico. 

 S.S. 6:L'G7.-Not hardy North. 



11. Oregbna, Nutt. Tree, to 80 ft. : petioles sometimes 

 glabrous at length : Ifts. 7-0, almost sessile or short- 

 stalked, oblong or elliptic, acuminate, entire or ob- 

 scurely and remotely serrate, light green, 21-2-0 in. long, 

 thick and firm at maturity : fr. oblong-obovate. with de- 

 current wing, about 1'..' in. long. Wash, to (..'alif. .S. S. 

 (1:276. 



'■(■. Fr. eJUpf/r or hroailhi s/'ahiJ<rf<\ ho,] i; romprrssed 

 iriih th<- iviiig a /I urcii lul . 



12. Carolini^na, Lam. ( F. phifi/carpa, Michx.). 

 Water Ash. Tree, to 40 ft., witli puliescent or gla- 

 brous branches : Ifts. d-7, striked, ovate or oblout;, 

 acuminate, serrate, rarel)'' entire, pubescent or gla- 

 brous beneath, 2-5 in. long: fr. 1-2 in. long, with pin- 

 nately veined wing, often o-winged. Virginia to Fla., 

 west to Arkansas and Texas. S.S. 0:274-75. 



li\i. J'"'?s. without cahix (onlif J^o. J.? //a.s- a deciduous 

 minute cuUjx): nnfJwrs rord'ite, rareli/ hroadly 

 ohloug: Ifts. generally more fhmi 7, nenrhj g!a- 

 hrous. ( Suhge)ii(S Fraxinastrr. ) 



0. J^raneJtes 4-angJed and itsuani/ u'iugcd. 



i:\. quadrangnl^ta, Michx. Blue Ash. Tree, to 80, 

 rarely 120 ft.: Ifts. 7-11, short-stalked, ovate to lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, sharply serrate, yello\vish 

 /-\^ green on both sides, 3-5 in. long: tis. per- 

 fect: fr. <^)blong, emarginate, winged all >. 

 I'lillill around, 1-2 in. long. From Michigan to ^ 



Arkansas and Tennessee. S.S. 6:263. --^ 



oc. Branches terete or nearhj so. r 



D. BJooiu dlcecions: rachis at tlte hasc of '^^i 

 Ifts. irilh thick rufous toincntuiu. 



14. nigra, Marsh. {F.samhnrifn/ia ,hu.u\. ). 

 Black Ash. Fig. 868. Tree, to 80 ft.: Ifts. 

 9-11, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, rounded at 

 tlie base, acuminate, sharply serrate, green 

 on both sides, dark above, 3-6 in. long: 

 anthers broadly oblong: fr. narrow-oblong, 

 with decurrent wing. From Canada to Vir- 

 ginia, west to Mo. "8.3.5:204-05. Em. 382. 



15. Mandschiirica, Rupr. Tree, to 100 ft., 

 868. Key of with obtusely quadrangular branches and 



Fraxinus dark brown buds: Ifts. 9-11, almost sessile, 



nigra. ovate to oblong-lanceolate, sharply serrate, 



Nut. size. pubescent or hispid on the veins beneath, 



3-6 in. long: fr. oblong-hmceolate, 1-1 ^^ in. 



long. Manchuria, Corea, Saghalin, Japan. Valuable 



tree of vigorous growth. 



liD. Bloom perferf or poji/gainous : rachis icitliout run 

 spicuous rufoH.s totnentnni. 



E. Buds hJack. 

 16. excelsior, Linn. Fig. 866. Tall tree, to 120 ft. : buds 

 black: Ifts. 9-13, almost sessile, oblong-ovate or ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute or acuminate, serrate, dark green above, 

 paler beneath, 2-5 in. long: fr. oblong, often eniargi- 

 nate, about IK in. long. Eu., W. Asia. Many different 

 varieties are cultivated, some of the most distinct being 

 the following: Var. dlbo-marginata, Hort. Lfts. edged 

 wliite. Var. albo-varieg^ta, TT'jrt. Lfls. blntclied white. 

 Var. aiirea, Loud. With yellow branches. Var. ai^irea 

 p^ndula, Loud. With pendulous yellow bnuiches, but 

 a somewhat weak grower. Var. asplenifolia, O. Ktze. 

 {var. scolopendrifolia., Hort.). Lfts. very narrow, al- 

 most linear. Var. crispa, Willd. fvar. alroinrcns^JlovX., 

 var. CHCullata, Hort.), with very dark green curled and 

 twisted Ivs.; of slow growth. Var. diversifblia, Ai(, ( F. 

 heterophil lla, Vahl. /''. siinplirifolia /aria la fa. Hurt. 



F. rata, Hort., not Hose). Lvs. simple or 3-parted 

 usually incisely dentate. Var. monophylla, O. Ktze. {F 

 uionophylla, Desf. F. simplici folia, Willd.). Lvs 

 simple, ovate, serrate, rarely with 1 or 2 small lfts. a 

 the base. Var. ii6,na, Loud. (var. polemonii folia 

 var. g/ohosa, Hort.). A compact, slow growing, dwar 

 form with very small lvs. Var. p§ndula, Ait. Witl 

 ])eudnIous l>ranches. One of the best pendulous tree; 

 for forming arbors and shady seats. 



EE. Buds brown. 



17. parvifolia, Lam. (/'. Irntiscifolia, Desf.). Shrul 

 or small tree, to ]5 ft., with slender, often purplisl 

 branches: lfts. 7-13, sessile, obovate or obovate-lanceo 

 late, acute, serrate, 1-2 in. long: fr. oblong, obtuse oi 

 acute. W. Asia, S. Europe. Var. p6iidula, Dipp., witl 

 pendulous branches, forming a graceful small weepiu^ 

 tree. 



18. potam6ph.ila. Herd. Small tree, to 30 ft., witl; 

 rather stout, upright branches : Ifts. 7-13, stalked, 

 rhombic -ovate or ovate-lanceolate, serrate, acute oi 

 acuminate, 1-2,^^' in. long: fr. linear-oblong, Turkes- 

 tan, Songariu. 



F. anunstifblia, Vahl, Allied to F. parvifolia. Lfts. oblong 

 lanceolate or lanceolate, serrate, to 3 in. long. S. Eu., >J. Afr. 

 W. Asia.— jP. an/iniala, AVats, timall tree, to 20 ft., with quad 

 rangiilar liranclies: lvs. simple or pinnate, roundish or round- 

 ish ov:ite, IV- in.: fr. obovate. Colo., Utah. S.S. G:2iiG.—F. 

 urueatea, Loisel., is a v;tr. of F. rotundifolia, but in gardens 

 often other Ashes, especially varigated forms, are cult, undei 

 this name.— i^. Berlandieriunn, DC Allied to F. lanceolata. 

 Tree, to 70 ft. : lfts. 3-5, ovate or obovate, serrate, downy along 

 tlie veins beneath, to 4 in. long. Texas to Mexico. S.S. 6:273.— 

 F. Biltmoredna, Beadle. Allied to F. Americana. Tree, to 50 ft.: 

 iiranclies pubescent: lfts. 7-0, oblong-lanceolate, pubescent be- 

 neath, 3-6 in. lo7ig: fr. ll.j-2 in. long, emarginate, with oUiptic, 



869. Freesia refracta. var. Leichtlinii. 



marginless body. N. ra.rotin;i. — /'. diinorpha, Coss. & Dur. Al- 

 lied to i'\ xiiuthoxyloides. Slirul): lfts. 5-7, roundish ovato tc 

 'ihlong, creuately serrate, .^a^l in. long. N. Airica. Tender.— i^. 

 • lipctala, Hook. i>o Arn. Allied to F. cuspidata. Shrub : lfts, 

 5-7, elliptic or ovate, serrate or entire. ■^•;'>-2in. long: ds. with - 

 ol)()vat,o iietals. <^dif,, Mexico. S.S. 6:261. Tender.— J*', flori 

 hunda,V^i\\\. .'VUied to F. longicuspis. Tree, to 40 ft.: lfts. 5-7 

 ovate-]anceol:ito, sorrati->, reticulate beneath, 2-4 in. long: pour 

 <des hirge, to l(t in. long; pet;ds oblong. Himal-iyHs. Tender.— 

 F. (rrt'i/)//. Gray. Allied to F, cuspidata. SnuUl tree: lfts. 3-7, 



