F. Gardeni. Va. to Ga. (Ap.-My.). 
F. major. Ga. (My.). 
FRANKLINIA, Theaceae. Large shrub with fragrant white 
flowers and ornamental fall foliage. It thrives best in a sunny 
position. The fruits remain on the tree for a year or more. 
F. alatamaha was originally discovered growing on the bank of 
the Altamaha River in Georgia in 1770. It has not been found 
in the wild state since 1790 [6D]. 
F. alatamaha (Gordonia a.). Franklinia; Ga. (Au.-O.). 
FRAXINUS, Oleaceae. Ash. Tall pinnately leaved trees of 
rapid growth, monoecious or dioecious. F. Ornus produces at¬ 
tractive white flowers similar to those of the fringe-trees. 
F. americana, F. pennsylvanica lanceolata, F. excelsior are valu¬ 
able both for their wood and for ornamental purposes [2K, 
2L, 3K, 3L, nursery]. 
F. americana. White A.; N. S. to Fla. and Tex. 
F. a. ascidiata. 
F. biltmoreana. N. J. to Ga. and Mo. 
F. Bungeana. N. China. 
F. campestris. N. N. Amer. 
F. caroliniana. Water A.; Va. to Fla. and Tex. 
F. chinensis rhynchophylla. N.E. Asia. 
F. Darlingtonii. N. N. Amer. 
F. DIPETALA. Calif. 
F. excelsior australis* 
F. e. monophylla. 
F. holotricha. E. Balkan Pen. 
F. longicuspis. Japan. 
F. 1. sambucina. 
F. mandshurica. Manchurian A.; N.E. Asia. 
F. Ornus. Flowering A.; S. Eu. to W. Asia (My.-Jn.). 
* F. excelsior, the European Ash, is native in Europe and Asia Minor. 
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