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Aster argophyllus. Musk-scented 

 Star-Wort, 



Oafs and Order. 

 Syngenesia Superflua. 



Generic Characler. 



Recepi. nudum. Pappus (implex. Cor. radii plures 10. CaL 

 imbricati fquamae inferiores patulae. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 



ASTER argophyllus ; fruticofus, foliis ovato-lanceolatis crenato- 

 dentatis fubtus albo-fericeis, paniculis compofitis axillaribus, 

 ramis tomentofis, radio 3 — 5-floro. 



ASTER argophyllus; fruticofus, foliis ovato-lanceolatis dentatis 

 fubtus albo-fericeis, paniculis compofitis axillaribus, radiis 

 ternis. Labill. Nov. Holl. p. 52. /. 201. Perfoon Syn. 2. 

 P- 441. Hort. Kezv. ed. alt. v. 5. p. 48. inedit. 



Frefli flowering fpecimens of this plant were kindly communi- 

 cated to us, by Mr. Handscomb, of Newport- Pagnel, Buck- 

 *nghamfhire, on the id of May laft, who informs us that they 

 vere taken from a fine fhrub nine or ten feet in height, which 

 had been at that time nearly a month in full flower. 



Thriving plants of this Aster have for fome years been to be 

 ken in feveral collections about town ; and are much admired for 

 the delicate fcent of raufk, which the leaves retain for a long 

 time after they are dried, as well as when recent. 



We received a prefent of a very fine fhrub of this kind 

 from Mr. Knight, of the Exotic Nurfery, King's-Road, fome 

 «ime fince, but it mewed no figns of flowering, and with us 

 foon loft, its fcent, probably from having the powder which 

 ufually covers the upper furfacc of the leaves rubbed off; for 

 t0 this fubflance the mulky odour appears to be confined. We 



have 



