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JS. Willd. Berl. Baumz., p. 155. t. 2. f. 2. ; the plate in Arb. Brit., 1st. edit., vol. v i.;
and ourjig. 1251,
Spec, Char., 4c- Leaflets 5—7 pairs, sessile, roundish ovate and oblong, attenuated
at the base ; quite entire at the base, but sharply serrated at the
apex, mucronate. Flowers naked. Branches purplish, trigonal at the top.
(Doris JIÍHI.) A deciduous tree. Levant. Height 30 ft. to 40 ft. Introd.
1822. Flowers greenish yellow ; April and May. Samara smaller than
those of the common ash ; ripe in October. Hort. Soc. Garden, and Lod.
¥ 5. F . (p.) a r g e ' n t e a Lois. The sWvery-leaved Ash.
Identijlcation. Lois. Fl. Gall., C97. ; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 54.
Engraving. O u r/g . 2098. in p. llOSSpec.
Char., S/i- Leaves with usually 3 pairs of rather coriaceous, elliptic,
ovate, shortly cuspidate, bluntly toothed leaflets, on short petiolules. Leaves
silvery grey. (Doris Mdl.') A deciduous tree.
Corsica, in the fissures of rocks. Height 30 ft.
to 40 ft. Introduced in 1835. Flowers greenish
yellow ; April ánd May.
This variety must not be confounded with F.
e. fôliis argentéis, which is merely a variegation
of the common ash (F . excélsior).
¥ 6. F. ( p . ) o x y c a ' r p a Willd. The sharp-friiited
Ash.
Identification. ..... _
Synonymes. F. oxyphÿl
Willd.Sp.,4. p. 1100,
ionumcs.oxyphÿlia Bieb.
'ail. Jtin. Taur.
, Don’s Mill., 4. p. 55.
FL Tavr. 2. p. 450. ; F. O'rnus
Engraving. Ourfig. 1252. from a living specimen.
SJKC. Char., f r . Leaflets 2—3 pairs, almost
sessile, lanceolate, acuminated, serrated, glabrous.
Flowers naked. Samara lanceolate,
attenuated at both ends, mucronate. Branchlets
green, with white dots. Buds brown. (Doris 1252. F. (p.) oxycárpa.
Mill.) A deciduous tree. Caucasus: Height 30 ft. to 40 ft. Introduced
in 1815. Flow'ers greenish yellow ; May.
Of all th e varieties o f th e small-leaved nsh, this appears to us to be tlie
most beautiful. The leaves are o f a dmk glossy green, and are produced in
tufts a t the ends o f the branches.
¥ 7. F. p a 'l l i d a B osc. The paieJiai-ked Ash.
Identification. Bosc ex Spreng. Syst., 1. p. 96. ; Don’s Mill., 4. i>. 56.
Engraving. O u r /g . 2099- in P- U09.
Spec. Char., Leaves with 3 pairs of glabrous, almost sessile, ovate-lanceolate,
toothed leaflets, Branches yellow. {Don's Mdl.) In Don’s ibZ7/?r
this kind is stated to be a native o f North America; but in the Horticultural
Society’s Garden, and in th e arboretum o f Messrs. Loddiges, the
plants to which this name is affixed obviously belong to F. excélsior.
. ¥ 8 . F . l entiscifo' lia Desf. The Lentiscus-leaved Ash.
Identification. Desf. Cat. Hoit. Par., p. 52.; W'illd. Sp., p. 1101.
Synonymes. F. ìamariscifòlia Vahl Enum. 1. p. 62., Don's Mill. 4. p. 54. ; F. parvifòlia Lam.
Dict. 2. p. 540. ; F. aleppensis Pluk. Phyt. 182. f. 4.
Eneravings. Pluk. Phvt., 182. f. 4. ; the plate of this species in Arb. Brit., 1st edit., vol. vi, ; aud
o u r ^ . 1253.
Sjiec. Charac,, 4i-
Leaflets petiolate,
oblong and
lanceolate, sharply
serrated, the
serratures m u cronate
; 4—5
pairs according
to Vahl ; 6—7
pairs according
to Willd. ; I in.
long, terminal
one smaller than
the lateral ones.
Branches dark
purple. Buds
brown. Flowers
naked. Samara
narrow, gradually
widening lo the
apex, and retuse
there. {Doris
Mill.) A deciduous
tree. Aleppo.
Height 30 ft. to
5 0 ft. Introduced in 1710.
Variety.
¥ F . 1, 2 péndula has slender pendulous branches, and forms a very
elegant tree. Introduced in 1833. Flort. Soc. Garden, and Lod.
C. Leaves and Leaflets large, glaucous, and downy beneath. - Natives exclusively
of North America ; and, in Britain, chiefly to be considered as ornamental
trees.
From carefully observing all th e kinds o f American ash in th e Horticultural
Society’s Garden, and in th e arboretum o f Messrs. Loddiges, we are
convinced they are all variations o f one and th e same species. T h e most distinct
o f these, as far as respects th e leaves, appear to be F. a. pubéscens
and F. a. yuglandifòlia ; and, as far as respects th e shoots, F. a. quadrangu-
T T 3
IÉ53. F. lentiscifòUa.
Flowers greenish yellow ; May and June.
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