Io6 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Aster acuminatus Mx. 



Acuminate aster 



Wet or moist soil in woods and open places. Common and variable. 

 August and September. In poor soil and in elevated exposed situations 

 the plants are small, having short stems, itw leaves and few flower heads. 



Aster Tradescanti L. 



Tradescant's aster 

 Along the railroad near Raybrook. September, 



Doellingeria umbellata {Mill.) Nees 



Aster umbellatus Mill. 



Umbelled aster 



Wet or dry soil. Common. August. The species varies much in 

 size and aspect. A small form occurs along the bushy banks of streams. 

 It often projects over the water and spreads its leaves laterally in such a 

 way as to cause them to appear somewhat two ranked. 



Erigeron Canadensis L. 



Horseweed. Butterweed 



Pastures and clearings. Very common and very variable in size. 

 Ranging from 6 inches to 6 feet high. 



Erigeron ramosus ( Walt) B. S. P. 



E. strigosus Muhl. 



Daisy fleabane 



Meadows and pastures. Common. June to August. Its usual asso- 

 ciate, E. anni/iis (L.) Pers.,is absent from North Elba. 



Antennaria plantaginifolia {L.) Rich. 

 Plantain leaf everlasting 

 Poor dry soil. Common. May and June. 



Antennaria margaritacea {L.) Hook. 

 Anaphalis margaritacea B. & H. 

 Pearly everlasting 

 Dry ground in pastures and by roadsides. Common. August. 



