CONTENIS 
(See also Index of Subjects, Authors and Species, p. 421.) 
INTRODUCTION TO THIS SERIES OF ASTER STUDIES I 
RIEF PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF THE GENERAL HISTORY OF ASTER’ 9 
arly Period 10 
Dioscoridean Period 12 
Clusian Period wa6 
n Period 1 
Segregation Period 18 
PRE-CLUSIAN BOTANY IN ITS RELATION TO ASTER ......... 20 
THE ANCIENT TYPE, Aster Atticus of Dioscorides 20 
Identification with Aster Amel/us of Linnaeus 21 
Identification with the Ame//us of Vergil 23 
DIGEST OF ANCIENT DESCRIPTION AND BELIEF RELATING TO ASTER 25 
Aster Description “6 
Flower Structure 26 
Time of Flowering 27 
Color of Flowers 27 
Stem and Branches 29 
Root 30 
Leaves 31 
Achenes 31 
Taste 32 
Aster Habitats, Localities and Situations 32 
Early Regard for Aster 35 
Aster gathered by flower-lovers 35 
Aster brought to shrines and temples 36 
Aster in pastoral life 36 
Aster Properties 39 
Aster as Stomachic 39 
Aster used for the Eye 40 
Aster used ad inguen and for ulcers 40 
Aster used for Epilepsy 44 
Aster used for Sciatica 45 
Aster used for Goitre and Quinsy 45 
Aster used for Venomous Bites 45 
Aster as used by Lower Animals 47 
Aster used in Dyeing 48 
Aster Temy 49 
Modes of Using Aster Remedies 5° 
Plasters and Salves 50 
