52 ten>;essee flora. 



Serieooarjms conyzoides Nees. Dry, argillaceous soils, -Tuly- 



S. solidagineus Xees. With the former, July, 



Aster palndosus Ait. Moist ground in the barrens. August- 

 September. 



A. corymbosus Ait. Mountain districts. Sewanee. July. 



A. Ourtmi Torr. & Gray. Roane Mt. J, W. Chickering. 

 September. 



A. obloii^ifolins Xutt. Banks of Cumberland river. Bluif& 

 along Mill creek, near Nashville. August. 



A. concolor L. Barrens at Tullahoma. September. 



A. patens Ait. Highlands. September. 



Var. gracilis Hooker. With the former. September. 



A. Shortii Hooker. Rich woodlands in the hills around 

 Nashville. September. 



A. undiilatus L. With the former. August-September. 

 Lookout Mt. 



A. cordifolius L. Rocky banks on Cumberland river and its 

 tributaries. September. 



A. Drummondii Sindl. Vicinity of Nashville. September. 



A. sagittifoliiis Willd. Wild goose pond, near Mitchellville. 

 September. 



A. macrophyllus L. Cumberland Mts., near Tracy City. July. 



A. Isevis L. Rocky river banks. Nashville. September. 



A. erit'oides L. Covering old fields and waste places. Sep- 

 tember—October. 



Var. Rivesii Gray. A handsome variety, with larger pur- 

 ple flowers. Rocky river banks and glades, near Nashville. 

 September. 



Var. villosiis Torr. & Gray. Occurs with the former on 

 dry, rocky ground. 



A. miiltlfloriis Ait. Argillaceous and silaceous soils. High- 

 lands. September-October. 



A, dniiiosus L. Witli the preceding. September. 



A. dift'usus Ait. A very variable species, growing in great 

 abundance on muddy river banks and bottoms. August-Sep- 

 tember, 



Var. liorizoiitalis Gray. Thickets along Cumberland. Sep- 

 tember. 



