KINDS OF TREES TO PLANT. 67 
are prized. It is cultivated as are the others of the ash 
family. It is smaller than the white ash. 
GREEN ASH. 
This is quite an ordinary-sized tree, and is chiefly found 
upon the banks of rivers. It is quite a handsome tree, 
its leaves being very nearly alike on both sides. It pos- 
sesses the good qualities of the rest of the family, and 
the only drawback to its culture is its inferior size. Its 
seed, contrary to that of the blue and white ashes, germi- 
nates readily if sown dry in spring. It is cultivated like 
the rest of its genus. 
EUROPEAN ASH. 
This is a very lofty tree, the growth of which, in cer: 
tain locations, resembles that of the white and blue 
ashes, and is only cultivated in the United States for 
its beauty. Its wood does not begin to compare with 
the white and the blue ashes for durability; hence I 
see no reason why it should be recommended for for- 
est cultivation. 
THE MOUNTAIN ASH. 
This tree is cultivated for ornament in many parts of 
the United States, within the neighborhoods of Boston, 
Philadelphia, etc., where it attains considerable dimen- 
sions, sometimes reaching the height of thirty feet. Its 
deportment is somewhat restricted when fully grown, 
but is more loose and gracefully disposed when the tree 
is young. In color its bark is gray on old trees, but 
purplish-brown on young trees. Its leaves, which are 
spear-shaped and toothed on their edges, and smooth on 
their upper surface, are composed of eight or nine pairs 
of leaflets and an odd one terminating its length. Its 
flowers, which blossom in May and June, occur in large, 
fragrant white clusters, and are succeeded by berries of 
a brilliant scarlet color. 
