266 FLOWERS OF GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE 
A. FORMOSISSIMUS (most charming). Stems 3} feet high, with erect 
branches. Leaves long oval, stem-clasping. Flower-heads lilac-blue ; 
September and October. Of garden origin. Plate 131s. 
' A. GRANDIFLORUS (large-flowered). Stems branched, 2 feet high. 
Leaves slender, rigid, partly clasping the stem. Flower-heads large, 
purple, solitary ; November. 
A. L&VIS (smooth). Stems 2 feet high. Radical leaves oblong, 
slightly toothed, smooth and shining ; stem-leaves half-clasping. Flower- 
heads blue ; September. 
A. LONGIFOLIUS (long-leaved). Stems 3 feet high. Leaves narrowly 
lance-shaped, very long and smooth. Flower-heads white, an inch 
across, in dense panicled corymbs; October. The var. formosa has pink 
flower-heads, and is not nearly so tall as the type. 
A. MULTIFLORUS (many-flowered). Stems downy, with many 
branches, and these with one-sided branchlets; 3 feet high. Leaves very 
slender, smooth. Flower-heads white, small, in large elongated corymbs ; 
September. Plate 1324. / 
A. Novz-AnGLia (New England). Stem erect, hairy, unbranched, 
5 to 8 feet high. Leaves narrow-lance-shaped, clasping the stem, eared at 
base. Flower-heads violet-purple, in terminal clusters; September. 
There are several good varieties, viz., pulchellus, roseus, ruber, ete. 
Plate 130 B and co. : 
A. Novi-Brtert (New York). Equal in value to the preceding 
species, which it resembles in habit, differing in having blue flowers. 
All the varieties of it are of first-rate quality. 
A. OBLIQUUS (oblique). Stems tufted, 5 feet high. Leaves narrow- 
lance-shaped, oblique. Flower-heads white, numerous ; October. 
A. PENDULUS (drooping). Stems 2 feet high, branches spreading and 
drooping. Flower-heads small, pure white, becoming rosy ; September. 
A. PYRENZUS (Pyrenean). Stems 1 to 14 foot. Leaves rough, 
oblong-lance-shaped, toothed towards tip. Flower-heads large, lilac- 
blue, in few-flowered corymbs ; July. Pyrenees. : 
A. SPECTABILIS (showy). Stems 2 feet high. Leaves lance-shaped, 
rough, partially clasping the stem. Flower-heads blue, involucre loose 
and leafy ; August. 
A. TURBINELLUS (top-shaped). Stems 2 to 3 feet high. Leaves 
lance-shaped, smooth with fringed margins. Flower-heads mauve, 
involucre top-shaped ; August to October. Plate 132s. 
A. VERSICOLOR (vari-coloured). Stems smooth, 3 feet high. Leaves 
broad-lance-shaped, smooth, stem-clasping. Flower-heads white, changing 
to purple; August. Plate 1314. | 
