426 COMPOSITAE. Vou. IIL. 
52. Aster turbinéllus Lindl. Prairie 
Aster. Fig. 4333. 
A, turbinellus Lindl, Comp. Bot. Mag. 1: 98 1835. 
Stem slender, paniculately branched, glabrous 
below, puberulent above, 2°-3° high. Leaves firm, 
lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, entire, ciliate, 
acute or acuminate, 2’-3’ long, the lower and 
basal ones petioled, the upper sessile, those of 
the branches much smaller; heads about 1’ broad, 
mostly solitary at the ends of the branches; in- 
volucre turbinate, its bracts oblong, coriaceous, 
obtuse, appressed, imbricated in 5 or 6 series, 
their tips green only at the apex; rays I0~20, 
3-5” long, violet; pappus tawny; achenes finely 
pubescent. 
In dry soil, especially on_ prairies, Illinois to Mis- 
souri, Nebraska, Kansas, Louisiana and Arkansas. 
Sept.-Oct. 
53. Aster 1sateriflorus (L.) Britton. Starved 
Aster. Calico Aster. Fig. 4334. 
Solidago lateriflora L. Sp. Pl. 879. 1753. 
Aster diffusus Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 205. 1789. 
Aster miser Nutt. Gen. 2: 158. 1818. 
A, lateriflorus Britton, Trans. N. Y. Acad. Sci.g: 10. 1889. 
Stem puberulent, or nearly glabrous, slender, diver- 
gently branched, 1°-5° high. Basal leaves ovate, slen- 
der-petioled; stem leaves broadly lanceolate or oblong- 
lanceolate, mostly acuminate, serrate, 2-5’ long, 6’-12” 
wide, those of the branches smaller, oblong or linear- 
oblong; heads 3’’-5” broad, racemosely unilateral on 
the branches, short-peduncled or sessile, usually nu- 
merous and crowded; involucre turbinate, its bracts 
linear-oblong, obtuse or acutish, imbricated in about 4 
series, their short green tips appressed or slightly 
spreading; rays numerous, short, white or pale purple; 
disk-flowers purple; pappus white; achenes minutely 
pubescent. 
In dry or moist soil, Nova Scotia to western Ontario, 
south to North Carolina, Louisiana and Texas. Consists 
of many races, differing in leaf-form, inflorescence and pu- 
bescence. Called in Maryland rosemary. Aug.—Oct. 
54. Aster hirsuticatilis Lindl. Hairy- 
stemmed Aster. Fig. 4335. 
A. hirsuticaulis Lindl.; DC. Prodr. 5: 242. 1836. 
Aster lateriflorus hirsuticaulis Porter, Mem. Torr. 
Club 5: 324. 1894. 
Stem slender, erect, 14”-3” high, pubescent, 
often nearly or quite to the base, the usually 
short.branches spreading or ascending. Leaves 
thin, glabrous above, usually pubescent on the 
midvein beneath, serrate with a few appressed 
teeth, or entire, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, 
sometimes 6’ long, 2’-7” wide, sessile, or the 
basal ones spatulate and petioled; heads more 
or less unilateral on the branches, densely or 
loosely clustered, often also solitary or few in 
the lower axils; bracts of the involucre in 3 
or 4 series, linear-lanceolate, acuminate or 
acute; rays white, about 2” long. 
In woods and thickets, New Brunswick to Penn- 
sylvania, Kentucky and Michigan. Perhaps a 
race of the preceding species. Aug.—Oct. Wise- 
weed, Old-fieldsweet. Farewell-summer. Old-Vir- 
ginia. Stickweed. White-devil. Nail-rod. 
