BLUE AND PURPLE WILD FLOWERS 
purple-stained centre of disc flowers which are set in 
pleasing green cups of overlapping parts. The rays 
close inward with recurved tips at night, and when 
they finally fade, they assume the same position, and 
incidentally give an untidy appearance to the other. 
wise neat and trim flowering top. 
WAVY-LEAF, OR VARIOUS-LEAVED ASTER. 
SMALL FLEABANE 
Aster undulatus. Thistle Family. 
A stiff, slender and very rough stalk is possessed 
by this species, and it grows from one to three and a half 
feet high, with a spreading top. The leaves are 
noticeably thick-textured, rough-surfaced above, and 
downy on the under side. They are somewhat egg- 
shaped, with a tapering tip and have wavy or slightly 
toothed margins. The lower leaves are heart-shaped, 
and have long, slender, margined stems. Those 
above taper abruptly into shorter, broadened stems, ’ 
which are widely flared, with conspicuous wings as 
they clasp the stalk, and this is an easy route to its 
identity. The topmost leaves become much smaller 
stemless, toothless and more lance-shaped, and they 
often clasp the stalk with a heart-shaped base. The 
flowers average less than an inch broad, and have 
from eight to fifteen rays varying in colour from pale 
blue to violet. The pale yellow disc florets fade to 
brown. The numerous flower heads generally form a 
loose terminal cluster, but are often set one-sided on 
the spreading, swaying branches. They are common 
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