Ash 255 
Of the eight American species, several resemble each other so closely 
that a distinction is difficult, even to nurserymen, and practically, ex- 
cept as to size, unnecessary from the ornamental point of view. The 
two most distinct species are: 
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Fic. 85.— Flowering Ash. Fraxinus Ornus Linn. 
F, Americana Linn. (105), White Ash, of eastern distribution from 
north to south, the largest, most typical of the genus, and the best in form. 
F, nigra Marsh. (106) (sambucsfolia), Black Ash, a rather rare tree 
of the swamp, with a darker, denser foliage of slenderer leaves, and a 
dark gloomy aspect of stem and branches. 
F. lanceolata Borck. (107) (viridis), Green Ash, of more western 
distribution, a smaller tree, is often mistaken for white ash and mixed 
with it in nurseries. 
