224 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 
mentary color harmony with the yellow hues of 
the Goldenrods, so Nature seems bent upon get- 
ting the most delightful results as she brings her 
season’s pageant to an end. Many of the early 
Asters may be found blossoming in August, but 
the most typical and attractive kinds make their 
chief display in September and linger through 
the greater part of October. The species called 
the New England Aster—although it has a much 
wider range than this name would indicate—is 
perhaps as general a favorite as any.. It bears 
in great profusion thick masses of violet or purple 
blossoms that light up the fields and roadsides 
most charmingly. 
Several of the Asters are named according to 
the shape of their leaves. The Heart-leaved Aster 
has rather small flowers with the rays of a blue- 
lavender tint; its stems are branching, each branch 
bearing a cluster of blossoms. The Wavy-leaved 
Aster is so called because of the irregular margins 
of the leaves. It grows in pastures along the 
borders of woods and bears lavender-purple 
flowers. The leaves of the Long-leaved Aster 
are very slender; it bears violet blossoms in pro- 
fusion and is especially found in wet places. 
There are many other species of the genus, some 
bearing white and others purple blossoms. 
