119 



SIN: Kewaunee County, July 30, 1892, J. II. Scliuelle Field 

 Mus.no. 377243." 



In looking over herbarium specimens, it is noted that rays of 

 this pure white species have a tendency to turn bluish. We see 

 the importance of recording colors promptly in the field, which 

 Mr. Monroe made a special point of doing. 



Mr. Monroe uncovered a new color, very rare in this species. 

 It is represented by his nos. 97-100, and by another series, nos. 

 118-122, all collected in Tweedy's Woods near Milwaukee, 

 Aug. 2, 1914, the specimens stand out startlingly distinct even 

 yet, some twenty years later, showing surprising fixedness in 

 their rose-red tintings. Full justification is felt in separating 

 this color form: 

 ^ Aster furcatus Burgess, f. erythractis, f. nov., a specie 

 radiis 11-19 roseo-rubris vel paullo purpurascentibus facile 

 distinguitur. — WISCONSIN: Tweedy's Woods, Milwaukee 

 County, Aug. 2, 1914. Chas. E. Monroe 97 (TYPE, Milwaukee 

 Public Museum). 



Rays 11-19, rose-red, to slight admixture of violet. All spec- 

 imens examined, the nine numbers above listed, showed more 

 or less leaf-base laciniations. 



In his collections of A. Shortii are represented probably all 

 its variations and forms besides the typical plants with blue rays 

 and elongated ovate-lanceolate leaves. In several instances he 

 has found the rare form with rose-red rays, or as he is wont to 

 refer to this tinting, "pink" — A. Shortii Hook., f. Gronemanni 

 Benke. Among these are: Story's Woods, Wauwatosa, Milwau- 

 kee County, Sept. 8, 1905, no. 1574; Waukesha, W^aukesha 

 County, Sept. 8, 1905, no. 1576; and OHIO: Elyria, Lorain 

 County, Sept. 19, 1913, no. 1595. ^ 



One variety of this species stands out boldly from the rest in 

 his assemblage. It is of lusty growth and the middle and lower 

 leaves are only about twice longer than broad — measurements 

 of some: 4.5 X7 cm., 6X9.5 cm., 4.5 X8.5 cm. differing from the 



* The revision of the name from Aster corymbosus Ait. bears the initials of 

 Mr. Monroe over the label. 



^ A specimen of this form he donated to me — later by me to Field Museum 

 herbarium — may be seen there. It is WISCONSIN: Story's Woods, Milwaukee 

 County, Sept. 8, 1895, Monroe 936. 



