ZANTHOXYLUM 



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Fig. 58. — Northern Prickly 'Ash.' 



Fio. 59. — Chinese 'Pepper.' 



Zanthdxylum. The Prickly 'Ashes' or Toothache-treks, with 

 prickly pinnate leaves and pepper-like pods, are wild and frequently culti- 

 vated for the foliage and the small 

 peppery fruit. The flowers are in- 

 significant. The northern species 

 has small clusters of flowers and 

 fruit in the axils of the leaves, 

 while the southern and the Chi- 

 nese species have large terminal 

 clusters. 



Northern Prickly ' Ash ' (58) 

 — Zanthoxylura americ^num, — 

 hardy North and often cultivated, 

 has prickly leaves with 5 to 11 op- 

 posite nearly entire-edged sessile 

 blades IJ to 2 inches long ; stems 

 also prickly. 



Chinese 'Pepper' (59) — Zan- 

 thoxylum piperitum — has 11 to 13 

 somewhat notched blades J to 1^ 

 inches long and is probably hardy 

 in the middle states. 



ToOTHACHE-TREE (60) OT SOUTH- 

 ERN Pkicklv ' Ash ' — Zanthoxy- 



FiG. 60. —Toothache-tree. 



