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46. Arnica alpina. Alpine Arnica. On dry hills. 



47. Arnica cordifolia. Heart-leaved arnica. 



48. Aster lindleyanus. Lindley aster. Blue. 



49. Aster laevis. Smooth aster. Common blue. 



50. Aster multiflorus. Many flowered aster. White. 

 One foot high. 



51. Aster novae angliae. New England aster. Large, 

 purple. 



52. Aster paniculatus. Tall, white. 



53. Aster ptarmicoides. Dwarf, white. 



54. Aster ptarmicoides var lutescens. Yellowish aster. 

 A pale yellow form of 53. Rather rare. 



55. Chrysopsis villosa. Dwarf. Flowers a golden 

 yellow. Suitable for rockeries, as is also No. 45. 



56. Cnicus undulatus. Prairie thistle. Large, purple. 



57. Echinacea augustifolia. Purple cone flower. 



58. Erigeron glabellus. Fleabane. Flowers large 

 white. 



59. Gaillardia aristata. Gaillardia. A very handsome 

 flower. Some forms quite equal to those now in cultivation. 



60. Helenium autumnale. Sneezeweed. Flowers ele- 

 gant in form ; yellow. Grows in very wet places. 



61. Helianthus nuttallii. Nuttall's Sunflower. 



62. Helianthus giganteus. 



63. Helianthus rigidus. 



64. Helianthus doronicoides. 



All the sunflowers are handsome. Of these named Nos. 

 61 and 62 are perhaps the best. 



65. Heliopsis scabra. Ox Eye. 



66. Prenanthes alba. Rattlesnake root. 



67. Prenanthes raccinosa. " 



68. Solidago Missouriensis. -- Golden Rod. Several 

 other common species are worthy of cultivation. Vary in 

 height and size of flower cluster. 



69. Liatris scarriosa. Blazing- Star. Very handsome ; 

 heads large ; purple, in long spikes ; a perennial ; does well 

 under cultivation, 



