Composite family?. 



White Wood Aster. Aster corymhosus. 



Found in moist woods during July and August. 



The stalk, 12 oi" 15 inches high, branches near the top, and is 

 sometimes zigzag in growth ; slender, and smooth. In color a strong 

 rich purple, or green, streaked with red or purple. 



The lower leaves are heart-shaped, the upper long-oval, with taper- 

 ing points ; tlie margin notched, and the texture thin. Color green, 

 lighter underneath. Set on short stems, and arranged alternately. 



The disc flowers are few, and yellow ; the 4 to 8 ray flowers are 

 about a half inch long, narrow, delicate in texture, arranged in a scatter- 

 ing row, and pure white in color. The cups are small ; the heads 

 grouped in loose, leafy terminal clusters. 



Perhaps the most daintily finished of the white Asters, it is also 

 the most shy, loving shady nooks and lonely places amongst trees. 



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