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n Bacemes distant, loosely if at all panicled Nos. 34,37 



n Hacemea close, formlnji compact panicles Nos. 38— 4U 



d Inflorescence terminal, in afastigiate corymb, (o) 



O Leaves lanceolate, ample. Stem rough pubescent Nos. 41, 42 



O T^eaves lanceolate, ample. Stem smooth, glabrous Nos. 43—46 



o Leaves linear. Heads small, scales close-pressed Nos. 47, 48 



1 S. pauciflosciildsa Mx. Shrub, much branched, glabrous, glaucous and 

 somewhat viscid ; Ivs. somewhat lanceolate and linear, obscurely 3- veined, obtuso, 

 sessile, entire ; panicle compound, of erect racemes ; hds. 5 to 7-flowered, with 1 

 to 3 largo ray.g. — S. Car. to J'la., barrens near the coast. A low bush, about 21' 

 high, I'cmarkably distinguished among our Solidagoa as a shrub. Lvs. 1 to 2' 

 long, leathery. Ray, usually solitary. Aug. — Oct. 



2 S. discoidea (BU.) Villous-pubescent, hoary; lvs. ovate, petiolate, coarsely 

 seiTate, the upper ovate-lancoolate ; rac. erect, in a virgato or thyrsoid pan. ; lids. 

 discoid, ahoui li-flowered ; scales downy-canescent, the acute herbaceous tips 

 squarrous-spreading. — Ga. and Ma. (uplands), to La. Plant 3 to 4f high, remark- 

 able for its rayloss fls. and squarrous aster-liko involucre. Lower lvs. 3 to 4' long, 

 gradually reduced upwards. Sept., Oct. 



3 S. braohyph;^lla Chapra. Kough-pubescont ; lvs. numerous, appressed-ser- 

 rate, spatulato, oval and ovate, glabrous ; rao. secund, in virgate panicles ; scales 

 ereci (not spreading), obtuso, smooth ; hds. discoid; disk-flowers It to Q. Mid. Fla., 

 uplands (Chapman). Tall (i to Gf), with erect leafy bi-anches. St. lvs. 1' long, 

 diminishing upwai'ds. (Allied to S. altissima.) 



4 S. sqiiarroBa Muhl. St. stout, simple, densely pubescent above ; lvs. smooth, 

 lower very broad, oval-spatulate, serrate, acute, upper lanceolate-elliptic, highest, 

 entire; rac. glomerate, rigid and pubescent; scales rigid, oilong, squarrous vAth 

 spreading green tips; lids, many flowered; rays 10 — 12, elongated. — A handsome 

 .species, found on rocky hills; Can. to Penn. Stem 2 — of high. Heads very 

 large, forming a large terminal spike of short, dense, axillary fascicles or racemes. 

 Sept. 



5 S. squarrulosa (T. k G.) Pubescent, striate; lvs. rough, numerous, oval or 

 lanceolate, the upper entire, the lower serrate, aU abruptly contracted at base but 

 scarcely petiolate ; hds. largo (20 to 25-flowered), in a terminal, virgate raceme; 

 rays ^ to 10 ; scaies linear or lance- subulate, with loose herbaceous tips, the outer 

 spreading, bract-like. — Upland-s, K Car. to I'la. and La. St. 2 to 3f high, often 

 branched above. Lvs. 1 to 2' long. Aug., Sept. (S. squarrosa' Nutt S. petio- 

 laria Ait. ?) 



6 S. bicolor L. Hairy ; st. simple ; lvs. elliptical entire, acute at each end, lower 

 serrate, short-stalked; rao. short, dense, axillary, paniculate- virgate above; invol. 

 scales obtuso; rays about 8, whitish. — Woods and dry hills. Can., N. Mid., & W. 

 States. Remarkably distinguished among the Bolidagos by having white or 

 cream-colored rays. St. 2f high, a little hairy. Lvs. hairy on both sides, mostly 

 onture, gradually reduced in size upwards. Axillary clusters approximating above 

 into a terminal, inten-upted spike. Rays short and obscure, JJ., Aug. (Aster 

 bicola Uees.) 



p. iiinsuTA. Fls. all yellow. — ^Penn. (S. hirsuta, Nutt.) 



7. S. Biiclileyi Torr. <fc Gr. Tillous-pubesoent ; lvs. oblong, serrate, acute at 

 each end, subeessile ; clusters axillary, loose, much shorter than the lvs. ; ped. 

 villous ; scales glabrous, acuiish, rays 4 to 6, dislc-flowers 9 to 12 ; ach. compressed, 

 glabrous. — Interior of Ala. (Buckley). St. 2 to 3f high ? Lvs. as large as in 

 So. 8, the hds. larger. Oct. 



8 S. latifolia Muhl. St. somewhat flexuous, angular, smooth below, pube.scent 

 above; lvs. broadly ovate, acuminate at each end, deeply serrate, pubescent be- 

 neath ; petioles marginal ; rao. axillary and terminal ; adi. silky pubescent — A 

 singular and well-marked species common in dry woods and by rocky streams, 

 U. S. and Can. St. slender, simple, about 2f high. Lvs. 3 to 5' by 2 to 4', with 

 acute, often long-acuminate serratures. Clusters very short, axillary, the stem 

 ending with a loag terminal one. Hds. few. Sept — Variable. The clusters are 

 often long and loose, and exceeding the lvs. (S. ambigua Ait S. m'aorophylla 

 Bw.) 

 /3. ptjBENS. Pubescent, becoming densely so above, especially the scales.— 

 Mts. of N. Car. (Curtus) — (S. pubens Curtis.) 



