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field's, on shore in front of the flat south of the lake, at the begin- 

 ning of the flat woods south of the lake by Overmyer's, on the 

 beach east of Norris Inlet, and common about Lost Lake. While 

 the individual flowers are not particularly handsome, the mass ef- 

 fect where many dense plants grow together is quite attractive. 

 This is one of the most variable of our asters in form, abundance of 

 flowers, size of plant and in almost every other respect. In many 

 parts of the state it is common along dry roadsides and in old fields. 

 Some plants are very showy, looking like great masses of snow. 

 In flower about the lake from September 13 until November 12. 



788. POOR ROBIN'S PLANTAIN 



ERIGERON PULCHELLUS Michx. 



Scattered on moist banks ; not very common. Found in Green's 

 marsh and on Long Point ; found in flower May 20 to June 10. The 

 earliest of our fleabanes to blossom, and an exceedingly pretty plant 

 when in flower, with delicate pink-tinted daisy-like flowers. Un- 

 like most of its relatives it is not abundant enough to become 

 a nuisance, and does not invade meadows to any great extent. 



789. PHILADELPHIA FLEABANE 



ERIGERON PHILADELPHICUS L. 



Scattered in open places, near the edge of the lake. In flower 

 north of Green's marsh and on the lake shore May 18, 1901. 

 Flowers pretty; smaller and more delicate than those of the pre- 

 ceding. This plant, too, is too scarce to become a nuisance. 



790. WHITE-TOP; SWEET SCABIOUS 



ERIGERON ANNUUS (L.) Pers. 



Scattered in open places ; very abundant in cultivated fields. In 

 blossom from June 15 until October 28, and the rosettes rather 

 conspicuous during the winter. Occasional along the beach, by 

 Norris Inlet and Green's. 



This, along with its close relative, E. ramosus, is one of our 

 most pestiferous weeds. It does not trouble cultivated crops to 

 any great extent, but often appears in great abundance in meadows, 

 crowding out timothy and clover, making ragged unsightly fields, 

 making the crop valueless, and filling the air with flying seeds 

 which are more irritating when they fill the nostrils and eyes than 

 even those of the butterweed (Erechtites) . 



