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colored. In every case the flowers seemed to be old or past their prime 

 and some had fallen. There was no indication that any of them had 

 just opened and the probability is that the pink or rosy hue was acquired 

 by age. The tint was very delicate and was retained by none of the 

 dried specimens though they were treated with great care. 



Solidago macrophylla Pursh. 

 The large leaved goldenrod is one of the most common species in the 

 more elevated parts of the Adirondack region. A small leaved variety 

 of it occurs along the banks of the Ausable river on Wood farm. In it 

 the leaves are mostly less than 3 inches long and less than i inch broad. 

 The flower heads are also smaller than in the typical form, but they are 

 sometimes more numerous. 



Solidago Virgaurea Redfieldii Porter 



Indian pass. August. It grows here on the moss covered surface of 

 huge boulders. 



Aster divaricatus cymulosus Burgess 

 Dry ground in thin woods. Dresden Station. August. 



Aster macrophyllus velutinus Burgess 

 Banks of the Ausable river, North Elba. August. 



Aster lateriflorus glomerellus {T. df G.) Burgess 

 Bethlehem, Albany co. and Sand Lake. September and October, 



Aster lateriflorus thyrsoideus (Gray) Sheldon 

 Northville. August. 



Aster lateriflorus grandis Porter 

 Sand Lake. October. 



Aster lateriflorus pendulus {Ait) Burgess 

 Lake Mohonk. October. 



Aster prenanthoides porrectifolius Porter 

 Shokan, Ulster co. October. 



