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Differs from A. macrophyllus not only in size, which taken 
alone might have suggested its rank as a dwarf of that species ; 
but also in leaf-form, continuous leaf-series, erectish leaf-direction, 
and scarious bracts. Of forms of A. macrophyllus most liable to be 
mistaken for it, sprout-forms are usually larger, leafier, fleshier and 
broader ; branch-forms have obovate rameals; bunch-forms have 
more hair, less purple, paler rays, more regular and convex inflor- 
escence, larger more spreading leaves; subsp. apricensis has oval 
leaves with long straight strap-wings ; subsp. velutinus has more 
hair, more cordation, etc. 
Differs from A. Alleghaniensis in its broad looser shallow in- 
florescence ; from A. e/aeagnius in its smaller suberect leaves and 
its lack of obvious hair; from both in its uniformity of leaf-type - 
and its almost spinescent surface. 
Differs from A. granulosus in its leaf-form, and small dense 
inflorescence. 
Habitat, sunny gravel spots and sands, Maine to L. Superior. 
pasa £ 
e., Orono, ** recently burned papi Au. 24, '97, m lavender, M. Z. 
Fernald, in be. hb.; ddp re '96, C. Knowlton, in Gra 
Ms., Zaconics, Mt. Ethel, clearing, Se e. Sy 03: 
W. N. Y., Cattaraugus resn., Little-Indian road, P 20, ’96; path beyond 
Straw-tree, Au. 24,'97 ; Indian-line road, Au. 13, '98, Au., '99, 1900, I9ot, 1902. 
ich., Manitou T., Au., 1840, Dr. Geo. Baseline in hb. Mo. Bot. Gar.; 
b. 
Va, TNR Pond Mt., A. macrophyllus var., Au. 25, '99," Pollard and 
Maxon, in hb. U. S. Nat. Mu 
62. Aster quadratus sp. nov. 
Small plants with thickish large quadrate leaves with slight 
broad sinus, suborbicular radicals with deep sinus, triform bracts, 
and close domed heads with thin strap-like leaden-purple rays. 
Name, L., from the lower cauline leaves. 
Fic, 85 lant from Big Knob, N. Y., Au. 29, 1900, JV. L. Britton in hb. 
N: F, Bor. r. 
Stem stocky, 134 feet or less, green and glabrate, sinuously 
curved above and roughish, the lower part straight and merely 
minutely roughened. 
Leaves much thinner and smoother than in the two last spe- 
cies, but still thickish and somewhat roughened. Smaller elliptic 
