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Aster cordifolius pobrcephalus Porter 

 With the type. Occasional. 



Aster lowrieanus Porter 

 LoiDvie's aster 

 Woods. Common. September-October. 



Aster lowrieanus lancifolius Porter 

 W^ith the type. 



Aster undulatus L. 



Wavy -leaf aster 

 Dry soil. Common. September. 



Aster undulatus loriformis Burgess 

 With the type. Common. September. 



Aster patens Ait. 

 Late purple aster 

 Dry, open places. Frequent. September. 



Aster novae-angliae L. 

 'New England aster 

 Fields and fence rows. Common. August-September. A 

 splendid species. 



Aster puniceus L. 



Purple-stem aster 

 Swamps and wet places. (Common. September. 



Aster puniceus firmus (Nees) T. & G. 

 Aster puniceus var. laevicaulis Gray 

 With the type. Frequent. September. 



Aster prenantlioides Muhl. . 

 Crooked-stem aster 

 Moist soil. Common. September-October. 



Aster lae'vis L. 



Smooth aster 



Borders of woods and thickets. (Common. September. A 



beautiful species. 



Aster acuminatus Michx. 



Mountain aster 



Moist woods. Common. August- September. 



