ASTER 



(From the Greek alter, star) 

 Composita 



III. Aster ptarmicoides 

 English Names: Bouquet star-flower, Yarrow-leaved starv\ort. 



N. AMERICA 



JULY AND AUGUST 



SMALL pure white star-shaped flowers in great profusion covering a 

 dwarf plant of neat upright habit one to two feet high. The 

 individual flowers are not so full or w^ell formed as in some of the other 

 varieties, but the thick- 

 ness with which they 

 cover the plant makes up 

 for the thinness in detail. 

 Foliage finely cut and 

 dainty. Good for the 

 front of the herbaceous 

 border or for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial of easy culture in 

 any ordinary soil, even 

 though poor and dry. 

 Responds readily, how- 

 ever, to good soil and 

 moisture. Prefers sun. 



Propagate by seed or 

 by division. 



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