PEKSIMMOX AND ASH TREES ATTACKED. 49 
Arizona buckthorn (Bumelia rigida). — Western Texas or Arizona 
(A. A. 47). 
THE EBOXY FAMILY (EBEXACE.E). 
One of the two native trees is attacked by sapsuckers. 
Persimmon (Diospyros rirginiana) . — Illinois (F. 26437): Cotton- 
port, La. 
THE STORAX FAMILY (sTTRACACE^E) . 
One of the two native arborescent species is attacked. 
Shverbell tree (Halesia Carolina) . — Fannin County. Ga.. 
December 6, 1909 (F.). 
THE OLIVE FAMELY (OLEACE.£). 
Seven of the 21 native ash trees are attacked by sapsuckers, one 
being seriously injured. Three other genera, each with one arbor- 
escent species, complete the list of trees of the United States belong- 
ing to the olive family. One of these, the devilwood of Florida, and 
one introduced tree are sometimes punctured. 
LIST OF OLEACE.E ATTACKED. 
Black ash (Fraxinus nigra). — Cranesville. W. Va. (H.). 
Ash (Fraxinus oregona). — Oregon (A. A. 23). 
Blue ash ( Fraxinus quadrangulata) . — Iron County, Mo. (F. 72388). 
Water ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) .- — J. M. Thompson. 
Greex ash (Fraxinus pennsyhanica var. lanceolata). — Georgia, 
West Virginia (F. 72372): Venice, La. 
Pumpkix ash (Fraxinus profunda). — Butler County, Mo., June 2. 
1908 (F.). 
White ash (Fraxinus americana). — Bendire remarks that the sap- 
sucker is partial to the white ash, and Bolles notes that it is "drilled 
for successive years" by sapsuckers and says ''the forest trees 
attacked by them generally die." White ash trees near Cottonport, 
La., bore as many punctures as the bark would hold. Sapsucker 
work was abundant on white ashes at Abbeville, La., and specimens 
showing sapsucker injurs- have been examined from Illinois (F. 26439) ; 
Butler County, Mo. (F. 72438); Evansville, Ind., July 9, 1904 (H.); 
and Marion, Ind. 
Devilwood (Osmantnus americana). — Florida (A. A. and A. M. 
21). 
Privet (Ligustrum sp.). — Xewport, Ark. (J. W. and J. M. Stayton, 
May 27, 1911). 
