232 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



China Aster. "^^'^ botanical name of the cultivated as- 



CaiUatepkua ter IS f rom two Greek words meaning 



beautiiul crown, ine flower comes 



to us from China and Japan. There are so many 



varieties tliat I can only mention those of prominent 



type. The Victoria is an 

 old favorite, whose flow- 

 ers, in a great variety of 

 colors, are soft-rayed and 

 have a reflex curve. Truf- 

 faut's aster is incurved and 

 has a large range of col- 

 ors. Betteridge's quilled 

 aster has distinct quills or 

 needles, and is a flower of 

 German fame ; in this va- 

 riety there is a flower per- 

 fectly yellow in tint which 

 I have obtained from Mr. 

 W. Atlee Burpee, of Phila- 

 delphia. A yellow aster 

 seems an anomaly ; but 

 there is no question about the color of this particu- 

 lar flower, whose basic tone is white, stained lemon- 

 yellow. The Triumph is a variety with brilliant red 

 flowers. One of the most beautiful newer varieties 

 is the Comet. This is a flower with reflex curling 



Comet Aster. 



