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Aster alwartensis. Fine-rayed 

 Star-wort. 



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Class and Order. 



SVNGENESIA PoLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 



Generic Character. 



Recept. nudum. Pappus simplex. Cor. radii plures 10. 

 Calycis imbricati squamae inferiores patul«. 



Specific Character and Synonym. 



Aster alwartensis; foliis ovatis basi angustatis integerrimis 

 subquinquenerviis, calyce laxo squarroso, radio multi- 

 floro tenuissimo. 



Aster alwartensis. Lodd. Catal. 1807. 



This very shewy dwarf Aster, was raised by Messrs. 

 Loddiges and Sons, from seeds sent them by Prof. Stephan 

 of Moscow, from Caucasus, under the name which we have 

 adopted, before the year 1807; as it occurs in the cata- 

 logue of their garden of that year. But it appears to have 

 been soon lost, being omitted in their next edition, pub- 

 lished in 1809. 



Our drawing was made by Mr. Sydenham Edwards at 

 the time of its flowering in May, from a plant commu- 

 nicated by our above named friends ; but the publication 

 has been deferred in hopes of having an opportunity of 

 knowing more concerning it ; but never having met with 

 the plant in any of our collections since, and not finding 

 any of the species recorded in the Flora taurico-caucasica 

 of Marschall v. Bieberstein to correspond with it, we 

 have determined no longer to delay its publication. 



It approaches nearest to Aster alpinus (supra No. 199); 

 but differs in too many points to be taken for a variety of 

 that spprip* 



