58 FLORA OF THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA. 



A. puniceus L. Rortni stemmed Aster. Swamp Aster. Com- 

 mon in wet grounds. Stem tall, rough; heads rather large. 

 Sometimes mistaken for A. Novcc-Afiglicr, but the rays of this 

 are much lighter in color. Sept. 



A. umbellatus Mill. Umhelled Aster. Not plentiful. River 

 banks and swamps, Graves. 



A. infirmus ^Michx. Doible-bristleu Aster. Sullivan Hill; 

 frequent, Lucy. 



A. acuminatus Michx. Pointed-leaveu Aster. Plentiful in 

 rich woods. Xot reported from the Chemung valley. 



ERIGERON L. 



E. Canadensis L. Fleabane. Mare's-tail, Horse- weed. But- 

 ter-weed. Very common in waste places. Stem tall, much 

 branched at top, with numerous small heads of flowers. Aug. 



E. annuus (L.) Pers. Tall Daisy. White-weed. Sweet Scab- 

 ious. Common in fields, meadows and along roadsides. 



E. ramosus (Walt.) B. S. P. Daisy Fleabane. Rough-stem- 

 med Fleabane. Common. Found in the same localities as the 

 preceding. {E. strigosus Muhl. ) 



E. pulchellus ]\Iichx. Robin's Plantain. Common in grassy 

 fields. Heads rather large, the rays numerous, pink-purple. 

 May. [E. helUdifolms :\Iuhl. ) 



E. Philadelphicus L. Common Fleabane. Pink Fleabane. 

 Plentiful in moist, grassy places. Heads medium sized, with 

 very many pink rays scarcely wider than threads. May. June. 



ANTENNARIA Certn. 



A. plantaginifoiia (L. ) Richards. Mouse-ear Plantain. Plan- 

 tain-leaved Everlastinc. Very common in woodlands, thick- 

 ets and old fields, always growing in patches. Spreads by run- 

 ners and offsets. Well known. April. 



A. margaritacea (L. ) Hook. Pearly Everlasting. Indian 

 T<>i;\.((,. Common in old fields and occasionally in thickets. 

 Leaves linear-lanceolate, grayish; invoUicral scales many^ 

 pearly-white. Aug. {Anaphalis ninrgaritacea Benth. i<c 

 Hook. ) 



