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Aster Reflexus. Reflexed-Leaved 

 Star-Wort. 



Clafs and Order. 

 Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua. 



Generic Character. 



Recept. nudum. Pappus fimplex. Cor. radii plures 10. Col. 

 imbricati fquamae inferiores patulae. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



ASTER reflexus; fruticofus, foliis ovatis fubimbricatis re- 



curvatis ferrato-ciliatis, floribus terminalibus. Sp. 



PL 1225. Reich. 3. p. 803. Willd. 3. p. 2015. 



Mart. Mill. Diil. n. 2. Aman. Acad. 6. Afr. 68. 



Berg. Cap. 285. 

 ASTER reflexus. Bot. Repof. 93. 

 ASTER africanus frutefcens fplendentibus parvis et reflexis 



foliis. Comm. Hort. 2. p. 55. /. 28. Rati Sup. 159. 



A flower fo nearly refembling the common Daify, would 

 hardly attract the attention of any, did not its unufual foliage 

 afford fome appearance of novelty. The only other recom- 

 mendation it pofieffes is its continuing to bloffom through the 

 winter. The ray of the flower is faid by Marty n to be 

 blood- red, a tranflation of Lin nous's radius fanguinens ; 

 but the colour is confined to the tips and on the under fide 

 only, the upper fide of the ray being perfectly white. 



Native of the Cape and a hardy greenhoufe fhrtib, eafily 

 propagated by cuttings, or by feeds, which it fometimes pro- 

 duces with us. 



Introduced, according to Mr. Donn, in 1790. 



