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6-14-38
affect color of H. benedicti which is a grayer green
than above and with a sort of sheen (not really
glaucous.
6-14-38 ? Fraxinus americana L. G 650; BvBII 225-
Hough 390 No fls fr. Lfts parted pale & soft-
ly pubescent beneath, almost entire. Young
growth almost glabrous but on newest part, as
m peticles & rachis there are short, soft, spreading
hairs (some parts might be called "velvety".
Pubescent as for F. pennsylvanica (G)). Still
from locus frequency R.B.H. thinks this prob. F. a -.
Lfts rounded rather than narrowed at base
BvBII 281
6-14-38? Carya ovata K. Koch G 331: Hicoria — Britton,
Hough 58. Young trees in woods east house. Lfts 5.
Pctioles with some stellate pubescence & some sessile
glands. Lvs beneath with a sparse almost pubescence
(some hairs, esp. on veins, arranged stellately) and fine
brown dots (glands?). Lvs crushed not fragrant.
Prob. not a 5-fliolate C. alba. N.B.: C. glabra & C. microcarpa
are likely to have 2 lfts.
6-14-38 Poa compressa L. G 155; BvBI 359; Francis 197
light color & very base of blade striking (Francis). Culm
very slender & decidedly flattened. Woods east house.