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2. Fraxinus Biltmoreana Beadle. Biltmore Ash. Young twigs pubes- 

 cent. Leaflets 7-9, ovate to lanceolate, acuminate, entire or obscurely denticu- 

 late, more or less pubescent beneath, especially along the veins; rachis pubes- 

 cent; samaras 3.5-501^ long, the wing linear, or somewhat broadened above, 2 to 

 3 times as long as the narrowly elliptic, nearly terete body. Woods, Penn. to Ga. 



3. Fraxinus lanceolata Borck. Green Ash. (I. F. f. 2839.) Glabrous or 

 nearly so. Leaflets 5-9. entire or denticulate, ovate or oblong-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate or acute, green on both sides, 5-15 cm. long; samara 2-5 cm. long, very simi- 

 lar to that of the two preceding species, the usually spatulate and proportionately 

 slightly longer wing usually decurrent on the sides of the body to below the 

 middle. Moist soil, Vt. to the N. W. Terr., Fla. and Ariz. April-May. 



4. Fraxinus Pennsylvania Marsh. Red Ash. (I. F. f. 2840.) Twigs, 

 petioles, rachis, petiolules and lower surfaces of the leaves velvety-pubescent; leaf- 

 lets 5-9, ovate, ovate lanceolate or oblong, acuminate or acute, usually denticulate, 

 7— 15 cm. long; samara 2.5-6 cm. long, its body linear, margined above by the 

 decurrent linear or spatulate wing, and about equalling it. In moist soil, N. B. to 

 S. Dak., Fla., Ala. and Kans. April-May. 



5. Fraxinus profunda Bush. Swamp Ash. Foliage and young twigs 

 densely pubescent. Leaflets mostly 7, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, entire or 

 very nearly so, 7— 15 cm. long; samaras 5-7 cm. long, the wing obtuse, longer than 

 the linear body and decurrent on its sides to the middle or beyond. In swamps, 

 Mo. to Fla. [F. Americana profunda Bush.] 



6. Fraxinus Darlingtdnii Britton, n. sp. Darlington's Ash. Similar to 

 F, lanceolata and F. Pennsylvania, the foliage and twigs either quite pubescent 

 or glabrate; samaras 5-7.5 cm. long, the wing about 4 mm. wide, longer than the 

 narrowly linear body and decurrent on it for one-fourth to one-third of its length. 

 N. Y. and Penn. Type from Westchester, Penn. 



7. Fraxinus Caroliniana Mill. Water Ash. (I. F. f. 2841.) Foliage gla- 

 brous, or slightly pubescent. Leaflets 5-7 (rarely 9), ovate, ovate-lanceolate or 

 oblong, acuminate or acute; samara 2-5 cm. long, elliptic or spatulate, the body 

 linear, flat, broadly winged all around, extending more than half-way to the apex of 

 the fruit, the wing pinnately veined. In swamps and wet soil, Va. to Fla., Ark. 

 and Tex. Also in Cuba. March-April. 



8. Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. Blue Ash. (I. F. f. 2842.) Foliage 

 glabrous, or sparingly pubescent when young. Leaflets 7-1 1, ovate, oblong or 

 lanceolate, acuminate, green on both sides, sharply serrate or serrulate, 7-13 cm. 

 long; samara iinear-oblong or cuneate, 2-5 cm. long, 6-14 mm. wide, winged all 

 around, parallel-nerved, the body extending more than half-way to the apex. In 

 woods, Ont., Minn, and Mich, to Ala., Iowa and Ark. March-April. 



9. Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash. Hoop Ash. (I. F. f. 2843.) Foliage 

 glabrous, except the midrib of the lower surfaces of the leaflets. Leaflets 7-11, ses- 

 sile, green on both side:, oblong-lanceolate, long-acuminate, sharply serrate or ser- 

 rulate, 7-15 cm. long; samara oblong or linear-oblong, parallel-nerved, 2.5-4 cm. 

 long, the body flat, winged all around, extending to or beyond the middle. In 

 swamps and wet woods, Newf. to Manitoba, Va. and Ark. April-May. 



3. ADELIA P. Br. [FORESTIERA Poir.J 

 Shrubs with opposite leaves and small yellow or greenish dioecious or polygam- 

 ous flowers, fascicled, short-racemose or paniculate from scaly buds produced at the 

 axils of the preceding season, appearing before or with the leaves. Corolla wanting, 

 or of 1 or 2 -mall deciduous petals. Stamens 2-4. Ovary ovoid, 2-celled; ovules 

 2 in each cavity, pendulous; style slender; stigma 2-lobed. Fruit a drupe with 1 or 

 rarely 2 seeds. [Greek, inconspicuous, perhaps referring to the flowers.] About 

 15 species, natives of America. Besides the following, about 7 others occur in the 

 southern I 



1. Adelia acuminata Michx. Adelia. (I F. f. 2844.) A shrub or small 

 tree, the branches somewhat spiny, the foliage glabrous. Leaves ovate, lanceolate 

 or oblong, acuminate or acute at both ends, finely denticulate, 2.5-10 cm. long; 

 petioles slender; staminate flowers fascicled; pistillate flowers short-paniculate; 

 calyx obsolete; drupe narrowly oblong, about 2 cm. long, when young fusiform and 

 often curved- River-banks, 111. to Ga., Mo., Ark. and Tex. March April. 



