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(1027.) A. Menziesii, Lindl. Hook. PI. II., 12. 



North-west Coast of America. (Menzies.) We know nothing of 

 this species. 



(1028.) A. patens, Ait. 



Dry soil and along fences. New Brunswick. (Matthew.) Vicinity 

 of Hamilton, Ont. (Logie.) This is a very doubtful species and needs 

 looking after. 



(1029.) A. laevis, Linn. 



A- amplexicaulis, Willd. Hook. Fl. II., 13. 



A. rubricaulis, Lam. Hook. Fl. II., 13. 



A. cyaneus, Hoffm. Hook. Fl. II., 13. 



A. concinnus, Hooker Fl. II., 13. 



A. strictus, Nees, var. anguslifolius, Lindl. Hook. Fl. II., 13. 



In rather dry soil near London, Ont. (Burgess.) Very abundant 

 in the prairie region extending from its eastern border to far within 

 the Rocky Mountains and northward to Lat. 58 on the Peace River. 

 (Macoun.) From the Saskatchewan to the Rocky Mountains. (Drum- 

 mond.) Abundant along the 49th parallel. (Dawson.) 



(1030.) A. leevigatus, Lam. 



A. laevis, Linn. var. Iscmgatus, Willd. Torr. & Gray Fl. II., 116. 

 Dr. Gray says of this species in the proceedings of the American 

 Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. XVII., page 169. " Unequivocal 

 indigenous specimens are hardly known ; they are to be sought in 

 Lower Canada and Nova Scotia." A careful examination of the Gaspe" 

 peninsula and a large extent of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton by myself, 

 and the examinations of local collectors, show no plant approaching 

 this species except forms that seem to lie between A. tard'florus, L., and 

 A. longifolius, Lam. Specimens of an aster which has the appearance 

 of this species have been found at Chicken Bay, Lake Huron. (Macoun.) 

 Vicinity of London, Ont. (Burgess.) Woods near Barrie, Ont. 

 (Spotten.) This is the long-leaved form with almost linear leaves. 



Var. - - (?) 



This is a form with hairy peduncles, especially at the base of the 

 flower, ciliate scales and generally hairy in the axils of the leaves, 

 which are also ciliate. In the foot-hills of the Rocky Mountains, 49th 

 parallel ; also, in the lower part of the South Kootanie Pass. (Dawson.) 



(1031.) A. azureus, Lindl. 



Dry sandy soil rather scarce. Wesleyan Methodist burying ground, 

 Belleville ; also, Rice Lake Plains, Ont. (Macoun.) Vicinity of 



