8 D1ANDR1A MOXCM.YMA 



$ 2, Fl.OWEK9 INCOMPLETE. 



8. FRAXINU8. L. MHt.gen.tSf. 

 [Tho Latin name of the Ash Tree : Etymology -.bscure.] 



Uiouorsi.Y poi.ybamih-9 j Staminatk Fl. (rarely perfect,) Calyx 

 9, or minute and 8 or 4-parted. Corolla 0, or 4 petal J. Pistjllatk 

 Fl f W/u- and Corolla as in tho Staniinate (lower. Ovary superior, 

 avate, compressed Capsule (or Samara) comprised, 2-celled, by 

 abortion 1 -seeded, terminating: in a membranous winy. 



Trees: leaves opposite, odd-pinnate ; (1 rwers mostly dioiccfeg, paniculate,- -The 

 staniinate ones In dense clusters. iVfc*. Ord» 206. Hihdl. QteAO&s. 



* Flowers naked. 



1. F. Sambtjcifolia, Willd. Leaflets sessile, ovate-lanceolate, jsen- 

 tate, the lateral ones somewhat rounded and unequu at base. Beck. 



Liot.l» 2;*£. IcoSjMx. f. Sylva. 3. tab. 122. 



F. nigra. .Marsh. Arbust. p. 51. 



SAunrers-LKAVED Fkaxinls. Vulq-r) — Black A*h Water Ash. 



Stun 80 to -10 feet high ; young branches glabrous, irreen, sprinkled with black 

 elliptic dots, or wartS. Leujleta usually in ?'b «>r il's, acuminate, rugose and shi* 

 Qihg above, with a villous tuft at base, and in the axils of t^u nerves beneath. 

 Samara broadish, of nearly uniform width. 

 Bab, Low grounds : banks of rivulets : frequent Fl. April. /«>. 



Obs. The flowers of our species of Fraxinus are all dioiews and apctalous. 

 This one is neither so large nor so valuable as the following. 



* * Flowers calyculate. 



2. F. acuminata, Lam. Leaflets petiolate, elliptic or oblong-ovate, 

 acuminate, slightly dentate, glaucous beneath ; younj branches glab- 

 rous. Beck, Bot. p. 232. 



F. alba. Marsh. Arbuit. p. 51. 



F. americana. mild. Sp. 4. p. 1102. Pers. Syn. 2. p. <J04. Bart. Phil. 



2. p. 192. Mc.f Sylva. 3. p. 59. Icon, tab. 118. Bi^eLBost. p. 380. 

 Floral. Cestr. p. 5* Not of Marsh. 



F. discolor, rar. americana. JUuhl. Catal. p. 96. 

 Acuminate Fbaxinus. Vulgd — White Ash. 



Stem 40 to 60 feet high ; young branches glabrous, with whiu dots. Leaflets nt 

 first downy, finally smooth aud green above, pubescent and glaucous beneath. 

 blowers with a minute 3 or 4-toothed calyx. Samara terete at base, with a nar- 

 rowish lanceolate wing. 

 Nab. Borders of woods, and low meadow grounds: common, pi. May. Fr. 



Obs. Lirull. Ency. gives F. acuminata, Lam. and F. americana, Willd. as <far- 

 timet plants. The timber of this species is highly Taluable, aid much used by 

 wheelrights, coach-makers, &c. 



3. F. pubescens, Walt. Leaflets on short petioles, elliptic-lanceolate, 

 subserrate, acuminate ; petioles and young branches tomentose. Beck, 

 Bot. p. 232. 



F. Pennsylvania. Jtfarsh. Arbust. p. 51. 



F. tomentosa. Mx.f. SyL 9. p. 63. Icon, tab. 119. Bart, Phil. 2. p. 192* 



PrBsscEXT Fraxinus* 



