. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE ASH-LEAVED MAPLE AND THE ASHES. 243 hang in loose clusters, and frequently remain on tlie bare branches until the middle of winter. The ash is a rapid-growing tree, which in thirty years from the time of planting will attain a height of 40 feet and a trunk diameter of sixteen inches. It is distinctively an inhabitant of the forest, and it likes rich, moist, cool soil. It is found from Ifew England to northern Minnesota; southward it ex- tends to northern Florida, and from there westward to Indian Territory, Kansas, and central Texas. The hard, tou
. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE ASH-LEAVED MAPLE AND THE ASHES. 243 hang in loose clusters, and frequently remain on tlie bare branches until the middle of winter. The ash is a rapid-growing tree, which in thirty years from the time of planting will attain a height of 40 feet and a trunk diameter of sixteen inches. It is distinctively an inhabitant of the forest, and it likes rich, moist, cool soil. It is found from Ifew England to northern Minnesota; southward it ex- tends to northern Florida, and from there westward to Indian Territory, Kansas, and central Texas. The hard, tough wood has a handsome grain, and it is extensively used for the interior finish of houses, for furniture, carriages, agricultural implements, and oars. Bed Ash. The red ash is Fraxinus Smaller species, which " gTows from 40 to 60 feet high, and is dis- tinguished by the velvety hairiness of its leaf stems and branchlets. From seven to nine '^ [/ ' EedAsh. leaflets grow on the slightly grooved stem; they are indistinctly toothed, light green above and pale green below, covered with downy hairs. The seed is rather Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York : D. Appleton
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