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have found this aster as early as August 8th in the 

 wayside places of Campton. 



A. TradesGcmti is a smooth variety, slender- 

 stemmed, with small, lance- 

 shaped leaves, and very small 

 white flowers closely encir- 

 cling the upper side of the 

 flowering branches. 



A. paniculatus is a vari- 

 ety taller than A. Trades- 

 canti, with pale violet-tinted 

 or white flowers. Its stem 

 is much branched, and bears 

 narrow lance-shaped leaves 

 tapering at the end ; those 

 below are sharply toothed. 

 This variety and A. Trades- 

 camti grow in wet situations. 



A. patens, sometimes 

 called spreading aster, is 

 common about the middle 

 of August beside the road 

 and on the edge of thickets, 

 and usually on dry ground, 

 but without a sunny ex- 

 posure. The center of the 

 flower is greenish yellow, a, patens. 



