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shoots : and the Carolina ash (F. platycarpa), a small tree 
the leaves of which are covered with a thick down in 
spring. 
The common European ash (F. excelsior) strongly re- 
sembles the White ash. It may, however, easily be known 
by its very black buds, and longer, more serrated leaflets 
which are sessile, instead of being furnished with petioles 
like the White ash. This fine tree, as well as the White 
ash, grows to 80 or 90 feet in height, with a very handsome 
head. 
The Weeping ash , Fig. 31, is a very remarkable variety 
of the European ash, with pendulous or weeping branches ; 
and is worthy a place in every lawn for its curious ramifi- 
cation, as well as for its general beauty. It is generally 
propagated by grafting on any common stock, as the White 
ash, 7 or 8 feet high, when the branches immediately begin 
10 turn down in a very striking and peculiar manner. The 
droop of the branches is hardly a graceful one, yet it is sc 
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fEig. 81. The Weeping Ash.] 
