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FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA, var. LANCEOLATA. 

 Sarg. Green Ash. 



Geographic Distribution. 



Banks of streams; shore of lake Champlain through the Ap- 

 palachian region to western Florida, and west to the valley of 

 the Saskatchewan, the valley of the Colorado river, Texas, the 

 eastern range of the Rocky Mountains, the Wasatch Range, 

 Utah, and the mountains of eastern and northern Arizona, com- 

 paratively rare east of the Alleghany mountains; most abund- 

 ant in the Mississippi basin, often covering the banks of 

 streams flowing east from the Rocky mountains, and w^estward 

 only in elevated canons; in the region east of the Mississippi 

 river appearing distinct, but w^estward connected with the red 

 ash by intermediate forms, equally referable to either tree. 



Distribution in West Virginia. — Frequent. Found in Upshur, 

 Eandolph, Kanawha, Putnam, and several other counties 

 "West of the AUeghanies. Infrequent in the east. 



CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICA, L. Fringe-tree. Old Man's 



Beard. 



Geographic Distribution. 



Banks of streams in moist soil; Lancaster and Chester coun- 

 ties, southern Pennsylvania, to the shores of Tampa Bay, Flor- 

 ida, and through the Gulf states to southern Arkansas and the 

 valley of the Brazos river, Texas, 



Distribution in West Virginia. — Rare. Found near Peterstown, 

 Monroe county. Said to grow sparingly in Summers, Clay, 

 and Putnam counties. 



Reported by Millspaugh from Jackson, Fayette, and IMo- 

 nongalia. 



Wood. — Hard, hea^^, close-grained, light bro"\:Mi. 

 Uses. — Bark used sometimes in medicine. Often planted as a 

 shade tree. 



VIBURNUM LENTAGO, L. Sheepberry. Nannyberry. 



Geographic Distribution. 



Rocky hillsides, along the borders of forests, or near the 

 banks of streams and the margins of swamps, in moist soil; 

 valley of the Riviere du Loup, province of Quebeck. to Sas- 

 katchewan, and southw^ard through the northern states to 



