56 FLORA OF THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA. 



S. Canadensis L. Canadian Goldenrod. Common along fences, 

 in thickets, etc. Stem, tall hairy; leaves pubescent below, 

 rough above ; inflorescence rather large. Aug. Sept. 



S. nemoralis Ait. Gray Goldenrod. Low Goldenrod. Abun- 

 dant in dry, sterile soil. Stem and leaves grayish; inflorescence 

 large for the plant, and quite conspicuous. Aug. 



EUTHAMIA NuTT. 



E graminifolia (L.) Nutt. Narrow-leaved Goldenrod. Very 

 common in moist ground, but found in dry soil as well. Leaves 

 linear; flowers, rather small, in corymbs. Aug. {Solidago 

 lanceolata L. ) 



SERICOCARPUS Nees. 



S. asteroides (L.) B. S. P. White-topped Aster. Dry hill, 

 Lanesboro ; rather scarce, Graves. Sullivan hill, and elsewhere ; 

 frequent, Lucy. (S. conyzoides Nees.) 



ASTER L. 



A. divaricatus L. Corvmbed Aster. Early Aster. Common 

 in woods and thickets. {A. coryinbosus Ait.) 



A. macrophyllus L. Large-leaved Aster. Common. Fre- 

 quently found with the preceding. 



A. Novae=Angliae L. New England Aster. Common in damp 

 meadows, fields, and along fence -rows. Rare, Graves. Stem 

 stout, hairy ; leaves numerous, lanceolate, pubescent; heads, 

 large, with numerous violet-purple rays. Our most handsome 

 species. Grows well in cultivation. The so-called variety with 

 pink rays occurs frequently. Aug. Sept. 



A. patens Ait. Spreadincj Aster. Somewhat rare in dry, rich 

 woofls. Not reported from the valleys of the Chemung and 

 Chenango. 



A. undulatus I>. Wavv-leavkd Aster. Frequent in hilly woods. 

 Heads middle-size; rays blue. Remarkable for the variability 

 of its leaves. vSept. 



A. cordifolius L. Hkari-u.w kd Aster. Common in open 

 woods, along fence-rows, roadsides, and in thickets, Aug. 

 wSept. 



