412 COMPOSITAE. Vor. III. 
1o. Aster réscidus Burgess. Dewy-leaf 
Aster. Fig. 4201. 
Aster roscidus Burgess; Britt. & Brown, Ill. Fl. 3: 
360. 18098. 
Clammy-hairy, odorous, copiously glandular 
when young, somewhat so at maturity; stem 3° 
high, or less. Basal leaves in close colonies, co- 
riaceous, the earlier ones cordate-quadrate, low- 
serrate, the sinus deep, narrow, the later, or 
winter leaves, elliptic, long-petioled, often pros- 
trate, often 5’ long; stem leaves chiefly orbicular 
and not cordate, with short broadly winged 
petioles, rarely slender-petioled; inflorescence 
convex, sometimes irregular; involucre hemi- 
spheric, its bracts chiefly with rounded ciliate 
tips; rays 14-16, broad, clear violet; disks at first 
golden yellow, soon turning red; pappus long, 
white, copious. 
In slight shade and rich cleared woodlands, Maine 
to Pennsylvania and Michigan. Aug.—Sept. 
11. Aster ianthinus Burgess. Violet Wood 
Aster. Fig. 4292. =, NWA 
NG 
a Burgess; Britt. & Brown, Ill. Fl. 3: 360. 
1898. 
Glandular, dark green, slightly strigose-pubescent ; 
stem erect, or decumbent, 2°-3° tall. Leaves thin- 
nish, rough, the lower and basal ones orbicular to 
oblong, 5’ long, or less, abruptly acuminate, low- 
serrate or crenate; the sinus broad, open, shallow, 
upper leaves sessile by a narrowed base, crenate- 
serrate; inflorescence open, nearly naked, peduncles 
slender, divergent; heads large; rays 10-13, long, 
very deep violet or sometimes pale, 4-6” long; 
bracts green-tipped, little pubescent. 
On shaded banks and along woodland paths, Maine 
to Lake Erie and West Virginia. July—Oct. 
Sw. os 
[DN 12. Aster violaris Burgess. Violet-leaf Aster. 
Viz ie . 
Nk Fig. 4293. 
F GOWN Aster violaris Burgess; Britt. & Brown, Ill. Fl. 3: 361. 
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iN 1898. 
Caudex thick, fleshy; plant glabrate, bluish green, 
minutely glandular; stem slender, erect, or assur- 
gent, 2° high, or less. Basal and lower leaves broadly 
reniform, abruptly acuminate or apiculate, often 3’ 
long by 4’ wide, their slender petioles 6’-8’ long, the 
sinus very broad and shallow; middle stem leaves 
similar, not cordate; the upper numerous, long- 
elliptic, chiefly with narrowed bases, all thin, firm, 
rough above; inflorescence leafy, small, loose, rather 
narrow and high, paniculate-corymbose, nearly level- 
topped, its slender branches with nearly opposite, 
oblong leaves; heads 6” high, or more; rays 12-15, 
pale violet, narrow. 
In shaded moist places, sometimes in leaf-mold among 
rocks, New York from the Hudson to Jake Erie. Sept— 
Oct. 
