AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS 



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ASTER. . ^ 



The aster family is very widely distributed, being common m Europe, 

 Asia and South Africa, as well as America. There are more than 200 rec- 



Fig. 10. White field aster {Aster vimineus). 



ognized species, of which at least 125 are found in the United States. They 

 are extremely common in the Eastern and Southern States, although 

 some kinds are to be found in every State in the Union, and from Canada 



