PL ex. cor. 
35. FRAXINEiE. 154. Fraxinus. 393 
sparrows tongue) acrid and bitter, their decoction used in 
diseases of the liver; tops and leaves used to feed cattle in 
winter and dry summers, but they spoil the taste of the 
milk if eaten by cows; bark used in tanning; leaves half 
an ounce to an ounce and half in decoction are a good 
purgative, and a decoction of 2 dr. of the bark, or 6 dr. 
of the leaves are used to cure agues. 
/3. aurea. Bark golden yellow. 
y. verrucosa . Bark warty. 
S'. heterophylla. Leaves simple and ternate, or quinate. 
£. simplicifolia. Leaves all simple. 
£. horizontal is. Leaves pinnate ; branches horizontal. 
t). pendula . Leaves pinnate ; branches pendulous. 
River sides. Wood of little value. 
0. erosa. Leaflets torn on the edges. 
t. argentea. Leaves variegated, whitish green and silver 
colour. 
