. Flowers of the field. Botany. OLIVE FAMILY .125 the Latin name of the tree, perhaps referring to the ease with which it may be spht.) I. F. exctisior (Common Ash).—A noble tree, characterised by the smooth, light, ash-coloured bark of its Vounger branches, of which the lower ones droop, and curve upwards again at the extremities ; by its large, black, tcrnrinal buds : by the large, ^^. ligOstrl-M vllg\re {Frivet). unecjually pinnate leaves of 9- leaflets, which are lanceolate and serrate : by the dense clusters of flowers, jome consisting only of two purple-black stamens, others only of an o
. Flowers of the field. Botany. OLIVE FAMILY .125 the Latin name of the tree, perhaps referring to the ease with which it may be spht.) I. F. exctisior (Common Ash).—A noble tree, characterised by the smooth, light, ash-coloured bark of its Vounger branches, of which the lower ones droop, and curve upwards again at the extremities ; by its large, black, tcrnrinal buds : by the large, ^^. ligOstrl-M vllg\re {Frivet). unecjually pinnate leaves of 9- leaflets, which are lanceolate and serrate : by the dense clusters of flowers, jome consisting only of two purple-black stamens, others only of an ovary, aird others of both ; and by the tufts of pendulous seed-vessels, popularly called "keys," which remain attached to the tree until the s;)ring. A variety is occasionally found with only the. terminal leaflets to its leaves.—^^'oods and hedges ; common.—Fl. April, May, before leafing. Perennial. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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