273 



ASTER grandrfloms. 



Catesbt/'s Star-ivort. 



SYNGENESIA POLyGA.\fIA SUPERFLVA. 



Nat. ord, Corymbtfer^. Jussieu gen. 177* 



Biv, IL Receptaculum nudum. Semen papposum- Flores radiati; 



(in Tussilagine cl SeuGcioncJlorcs partim^osculosLJ 

 ASTER. Supra voL %.foL 183. 



T)iv. Herhacei Joliis lineartbus lanceolatisve inlegerrimis* 

 A. grandfjlorus^ ioXm Jinearibus rigidis acutiusculis subampJexicauJibus, 



rameis reflcxis, nmrgine ciliato-hispidis, caule ramoso hirto, rarais uni- 



floris, calyciois squamis squarrosis Hneari-liinceolatis. Pttrsh amer.sepU 



2, 550. 

 Aster grancJjfiorus, Linn. sp. ph % 1231. Mill. diet. ed. 8. n. 15. HorL 



Kew, 3- yOO. cd. % 5. 55. IVilld. sp.pl 3- 2033. Michaux bor. amcr. 



2. 111. Hqff'tn. phyt. \. 65. f. A.^fig. 1. 



Aster caule coryraboso, foliis lanceolatis reflexiSj floribus solitariis, calycU 

 bus patulis. MUL ic\ 188. t. 282. 



Aster caule corymboso, foliis lingulatis reflexis, floribus solitariisj calycibus 



squarrosis, Gron. xnrg, ed. 2. 124-. 

 Aster grandiflorus asper: squamis reflexis. DHL elth, 41, t, 36.^g. 41. 

 Aster virgioianus pyramidatuSj buglossi foliis aspens, culycis squamuljs 



foliaceis. JSJarL cent. 19- 1, 19; (male). 



Uadix perennis. Caulis /lerdaceus^ erectus, xtrictus, ^-pedalis v^ ultr^f 



tereSy hispidusyjusco-rubesccnsy pamculalo-rajfiOius ; rami sufjlkr/rsoideo-digesti 



mnnerosi^ striatic Jiispidi, axillarcs, patentes^ Jbliosi, simpiices x\ divisi^ Jlore 



soUiario ienmsiali^ rigidi. Foi. spars/i^ ?iu}?ierosay sessiliaj- Uueari'lanceoiata 



V. suhlingulataj rejiexa, acuta^ hispida^ sultus albicantia. Fiores violaceo* 



piirpurei, sesquiunciam vet circh transvcrsi. Cal, subroiimdus, sguarro&us; 



foliola Uncari'hnccolaiav.subUngnlata^ a?igusia, glandidcso-cdiata^ apicc ru^ 



bentia, mncronata cum nervo medio^ inieriora temiiora^ angustiont: fiosc. 



^nAWJieminciy obveru' lauceolatiy concaviiesadit 2'3-dcnfatii jdicato-Uriati^ tubus 



hrcvis subpdostis viride.^cens; ilosc. disci /wrmaphrodUij iuteo-vireutes, clavati: 



Htiibus ereclO'palens laciniis brevibus acutis exliis pilasiiiscuUs^ tubus brevis 



gracilis paritm angusfiorjlmce. Awth^riB Jlavesccntes striis apicibus^^uc ptir* 



purco-fusccsceniibus acutis. Stig. in fcem. 2 ceqtudia tincaria sulcata erecta 



Jiircata obliqna^ viridi'lutesccnlia^subpuhescenlia; in hermaph. littescentia^con-' 



niventia^spathulatay pubesvcntia. Gennen in tdrisque oblongum dense jjilosfim: 



■pappus Jloscitlis disci brcvior, ad knlem subciliatus. Uecept. planiusculum^ 



nudum^ atveolalum; akcolantm marginibm acutis dentatis membrano&is. 



Native of North America; first cultivated with ns in 

 1720j having been introduced from Virginia by Mr. Mark 

 Catesby. It is a liardy perennial, and flowers in our gardens 

 hi November; but from tiie hiteness of tlie season the flowers 

 seldom appear in perfection, unless the stems have been cut 



