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THE NATIVE TREES OP WEST VIRGINIA. 



its distribution. Farther south the tree grows to a large 

 size (3 feet), but in this State none were observed more 

 than 8 inches in diameter. 



FRAXINUS NIGRA, Marsh. Black Ash. 



Geographic Distribution. 



Deep cold swamps and the low banks of streams and lakes; 

 southern Newfoundland and the northern shores of the Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence to Lake Winnipeg, and southward to New Castle 

 county, Delaware, the mountains of Virginia, southern Illinois, 

 central Missouri, and southwestern Arkansas. 



Distribution in West Virginia. — Infrequent. Growing in damp 



ground. Found at the following places: 



Fayette : one or two trees near Kanawha Falls. 



Preston : few trees in glade at Cranesville. 



Tucker: rather common in Canaan Valley. 



Reported by Millspaugh from Randolph, Webster, Sum- 

 mers, Monongalia, and Wirt counties. 

 Wood. — Soft, coarse-grained, durable. 



Uses. — Wood used for interior finish, furniture, cooperage, and 

 baskets. 



FRAXINUS AMERICANA, L. White Ash. 



Geographic Distribution. 



Common in rich rather moist soil on low hills, and in the 

 neighborhood of streams; Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and 

 southern Ontario to northern Minnesota, southward to northern 

 Florida, central Alabama and Mississippi, and westward to 

 eastern Nebraska and Kansas, the Indian Territory, and the 

 valley of the Trinity river, Texas; of its largest size on the 

 bottom-lands of the basin of the lower Ohio river; southward 

 and west of the Mississippi river less common and of smaller 

 size. 



Distribution in West Virginia. — Found throughout the State 

 but infrequent in some of the counties bordering the Ohio 

 river in the northwest and in the eastern Panhandle. 



Wood. — Hea\^, strong, close-grained, light-colored. 



Uses. — A valuable wood for interior finish, furniture, agricul- 

 tural machinery, handles, vehicles, etc. 



