. is thoughtto be derived from the reddish colour of its v/ood. The flowers, which put forthin May, are succeeded by samarse similar in form and arrangement to those of thewhite ash, but differing from them in being not quite so long, and in having ashort mucro at the apex. This variety is most abundant in Pennsylvania, Mary-land, and Virginia; where it prefers swamps and places frequently inundated, orliable to be covered with water by copious rains. In these situations, it isaccompanied by the shell-bark hickory, (Carya alba.) bit
. is thoughtto be derived from the reddish colour of its v/ood. The flowers, which put forthin May, are succeeded by samarse similar in form and arrangement to those of thewhite ash, but differing from them in being not quite so long, and in having ashort mucro at the apex. This variety is most abundant in Pennsylvania, Mary-land, and Virginia; where it prefers swamps and places frequently inundated, orliable to be covered with water by copious rains. In these situations, it isaccompanied by the shell-bark hickory, (Carya alba.) bitter-nut hickory, (Caryaamara,) swamp white oak, (Quercus prinus discolor,) red maple, (Acer rubrum,)sweet gum, (Liquidambar styraciflua,) and the tupelo-tree (Nyssa biflora.)This variety was introduced into Britain in 1811, where it can only be consid-ered as an ornamental tree. 3. F. A. suB-PUBEscENs. Slightly-pubesccnt American Ash, having its leafletspetiolate, elliptic-oblong, acuminated, sharply serrated, downy beneath, with thecommon petioles 396 FRAXINUS AMERICANA.
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