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have found this aster as early as July 8th in the 

 wayside places of Canipton. 



A. Tradescanti is a sinooth variety, slender- 

 stemmed, with small, lance- 

 shaped leaves, and very small 

 white flowers closely/ encir- 

 cling the upper side of the 

 flowering branches. 



A. paniculatus is a vari- 

 ety taller than A. Trades- 

 canti^ with pale violet-tinted 

 or white flowers. Its stem 

 is much branched, and bears 

 narrow lance-shaped leaves 

 tapering at the end ; those 

 below are sharply toothed. 

 This variety and A. Trades- 

 canti grow in wet situations. 



A. patens^ sometimes 

 called spreading aster, is 

 common about the middle 

 of August beside the road 

 and on the edge of thickets, 

 and usually on dry ground, 

 but without a sunny ex- 

 posure. The center of the 

 flower is greenish yellow, a. Patens. 



