REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 4I 



he described A. macrophyllus, had had before him a full series of speci- 

 mens of these three asters, he would have made two species of them, 

 one including the present A. corymhosiis and the white rayed forms ot 

 A. macrophyllus^ the other including the colored rayed forms of -.4. macro- 

 phyllus and A. Herveyi. The subjoined synoptical table may serve to 

 set forth the chief distinguishing characters of these asters as I understand 

 them, and as recognized in the Flora of N. A. 



Rays white, 6 to 1 1 I 



Rays colored, 8 to 24 2 



1 Leaves thin, smooth or smoothish, their teeth spreading, 

 the lower cordate ; peduncles and involucral scales not at 

 all or only sparsely and minutely glandular ; rays 6 to 9 . . A. corymbosus. 



1 Leaves thin or thickish, rough above or roughish, their 

 teeth less spreading, the lower cordate ; peduncles and 

 involucral scales not at all or only very sparsely and 



minutely glandular ; rays 7 to 1 1 A. macrophyllus (in part) 



2 Leaves thickish, rough or roughish above, their teeth less 

 spreading, the lower cordate or somtimes ovate; involucre 

 larger, its scales abundantly glandular and the peduncles 



glandular-hairy ; rays 8 to 15 A. macrophyllus (in part) 



2 Leaves thinnish, roughish, minutely or obscurely serrate, 

 the lower ovate; peduncles and involucral scales glandular; 

 rays 15 to 24 A. IJerveyi, 



Aster leiophyllus Porter. 



The law of priority, which is working numerous changes in our botani- 

 cal nomenclature, has given this species another name. It n^nv stands 

 as Aster Lowrieanus Porter. 



Hieracium venosum L. var. subcaulescens T. b' G. 



Fine specimens of this variety, which is rather rare with us, were 

 found on sandy soil near Newtonville, Albany county. From the axils 

 of one or two of the upper leaves long flowering branches develop. The 

 leaves are mostly more narrow than in the typical form. 



Monarda fistulosa L. var. mollis Benth. 



Near the outlet of Canadice lake. July. Well marked by the color 

 of the corolla and the soft dense pubescence of the leaves. The stem is 

 not always hollow. 



Phlox subulata L. 



Not rare about Rathboneville. 



