No. 6. 
ASTER PULCHERRIMUS. 
Class. Order. 
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 
This, unquestionably one of the most beau- 
tiful of the numerous genus to which it 
belongs, is, like many of them, a native of 
North America: we received it, about seven 
years ago, from Philadelphia: it is easily 
cultivated, thriving very well in a pot in light 
loamy soil: does not, however, increase 
nearly so fast as many of its congeners. The 
blossoms are produced very freely, generally 
through the months of September and Oc- 
tober. Many of this family are very orna- 
mental : they do not blow till pretty late in 
the autumn months, which perhaps renders 
them the more acceptable, especially in such 
seasons as are not visited with too early 
frosts. 
