EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE.

Plate DCCXVI. Fraxinus Biltmoreana.

1. A flowering branch of a staminate tree, natural size.

2. A staminate flower, enlarged.

3. A flowering branch of a pistillate tree, natural size.

4. A pistillate flower, enlarged.

5. A cluster of fruits, natural size.

6. Vertical section of a fruit, natural size.

7. A seed, natural size.

8. A leaf, natural size.

9. A winter branchlet, natural size.