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(1027.) A. Menziesii, Lindl. Hook. Fl. II., 12. 



North-west Coast of America. {Menzies.) We ]<;uow nothing of 

 this species. 



(1028.) A. patens, Ait. 



Dry soil and along fences. New Brunswick. {Matthew.) Vicinity 

 of Hamilton, Ont. {Logie.) This is a veiy doubtful species and needs 

 looking after. 



(1029.) A. laevis, Linn. 



A- amplexicavlis, Willd. Hook. Fl. II., 13. 



A. rubricaidis, Lam. Hook. Fl. II., 13. 



A. ajaneus, Hoffm. Hook. Fl. II., 13. 



A. concinnus, Hooker Fl. II., 13. 



A. strictus, Nees, var. angusiifolius, Lindl. Hook. Fl. II., 13. 

 In rather dry soil near London, Ont. (Burgess.) Yevy abundant 

 in the prairie i-egion extending from its eastern border to far within 

 the Eocliy Mountains and northward to Lat. 58° on the Peace Eiver. 

 {Macoun.) From the Saskatchewan to the Eocky Mouatains. (Drum- 

 mond.) Abundant along the 49th parallel. {Dawson.) 



(1030.) A. laevigatus, Lam. 



A. laems, Linn. var. Ixvigatus, Willd. Torr. & Gray Fl. II., 116. 

 Dr. Gray says of this species in the ^proceedings of the American 

 Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. XVII., page lt)9. " Unequivocal 

 indigenous specimens are hai-dly kno^\'n ; they are to be sought in 

 Lower Canada and Nova Scotia." A careful examination of the Gaspd 

 peninsula and a large extent of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton by myself 

 and the examinations of local collectors, show no plant approachino- 

 this species except forms that seem to lie between A. tardi.fkirus, L. and 

 A. longifolius, Lam. Specimens of an aster which has the apjjearance 

 of this species have been found at Chicken Bay, Lake Huron. {Macoun.) 

 Vicinity of London, Ont. {Burgess.) Woods near Barrie, Ont. 

 {Spotten.) This is the long-Icavod form with almost linear leaves. 



Var. (?) 



This is a foi'm with hairy peduncles, especially at the base of the 

 flower, ciliate scales and generally hairy in the axils of the loaves 

 which are also ciliate. In the foot-hills of the Eocky Mountains, 49th 

 jjarallel; also, in the lower part of the South Kootanie Pass. {Dawson.) 



(1031.) A. azureus, Lindl. 



Dry sandy soil rather scarce. Weslcyan Methodist burying ground 

 Belleville ; also, Eice Lake Plains, Ont. {Macoun.) Vicinity of 



