LIST OF HIGHER SEED-PRODUCING PLANTS. a23 
Aster patens Ait. Hort. Kew. III, 201 (1789). 
A. amplexicaulis MicHx. Fl. N. Am. II, 114 (1808). 
A. undulatus ELu. Sk. II, 361 (1824). 
A. patentissimus LinpDL. DC. Prodr. V, 232 (1836). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 258; Britt., Fl. N. J. 137; Webb., 
Fl. Neb. 148; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 221; Chap., Fl. S. St. 200; Cov., Fl. Ark. 192; 
Gray, Syn. FI. I, 2, 180; Coult., Fl. Tex. 195. 
North America: N. Br., Q., Ont. to Mass., N. J., Va. 
and Fla.; W. to Minn., Neb. and Ark. 
Minn. valley: Reported from N. edge and forest dis- 
trict to Blue Earth Co.; rare; dry places and banks of streams. 
HERB.: Sandberg 281, Red Wing. 
Aster sericeus VENT. Hort. Cels. 33 (1800). 
A. argenteus MtcHx. Fl. N. Am. II, 111 (1803). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 257; Webb., Fl. Neb. 148; Upham, 
F). Minn. 71; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 220: Chap., F1.S. St. 199; Cov., Fl. Ark. 
192; Gray, Syn. Fl. I, 2, 179; Coult., Fl. Tex. 194. 
North America: S. Man., Minn., Neb. and Wisc.; S. to 
Ky., N. Cav., Tenn. and Tex. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; common; prairies, dry 
hillsides and banks. 
Hers.: Sheldon 735, Sleepy Eye; Taylor 742, Glen- 
wood; Sneldon 1457, Pipestone; Taylor 1097, Glenwood; Sheidon 
1323, Lake Benton; Leonard 24, Minnehaha Park; Kassube 125, 
Minneapolis; Sandberg 280, Red Wing; Herb. Wickersheim 62, 
Idlewild, Lincoln Co.; Herb. Moyer 112, Montevideo. 
Aster novae-angliae Linn. Spec. 875 (1753). 
A. amplexicaulis LAM. Enc. Meth. I, 304 (1783). 
A. spurius WILLD. Spec. IIT, 2032 (1803). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 257; Britt., Fl. N. J. 139; Webb., 
Fl. Neb. 148; Coult., Fl. Colo. 159; Chap., Fl. §. St. 205; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 
226, 545: Upham, Fl. Minn. 73; Cov., Fl. Ark. 192; Engl. Hoffmann, Nat. 
Pfianz. IV, 5, 163; Gray, Syn. Fl. I, 2, 178. 
North America: Man., Georgian Bay and Q. to Minn., 
Dak., Neb., Colo., Ark., Tenn. and S. Car. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; abundant; moist woodland, 
river banks and around lake shores. 
HeRsB.: Taylor 955, Glenwood; Sheldon 1503, Lake Ben- 
ton; Sandberg 291, Red Wing; Herb. Sheld. 1816, Minneapolis; 
Herb. Wickersheim 68, Ash lake, Lincoln Co. 
Aster oblongifolius Nutt. Gen. II, 156 (1818). 
A. biennis Torr. Ann. Lyc. N. Y. II, 122 (1834). 
A, nuiticeps LINDL. DC. Prodr. V, 237 (1836). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 257; Webb., Fl. Neb. 148; Coult., 
