62 FLOWERS OF FIELD, HILL, AND SWAMP 



Ch. 2. Aster nemoralis, 

 A. puniceus. 

 Ch. 3. A. radula, Ch. 6. A. diffusus, 



A. Novi-Belgii, A. patens, 



A. tenuifolius, A. dumosus, 



A. subulatus. A. umbellatus. 



Ch. 5. A. Tradescanti, Ch. 9. A. macrophyllus. 



A. paniculatus, Ch. 10. A. laevis, 

 A. Novae-Angliae, A. cordifolius, 



A. junceus. A. undulatus. 



Ch. II. A. acuminatus. 



Ch. 12. A. spectabilis, 

 A. concolor, 

 A. ericoides, 

 A. multiflorus. 



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Aster nemoralis. — Color, lilac. Leaves, rigid, long, with mar- 

 gins turned backward. 



A low aster, i or 2 feet high, with small leaves, the whole plant 

 somewhat rough. Stem slender and simple. Flowers rather 

 large and pretty. The species may be known by its leaves with 

 revolute margins. 



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Aster puniceus. — Color, varies from light to dark purple. • * 

 Leaves, long, pointed, with eared bases. 



A very common species, with tall, rough stem, and handsome, 

 large blossoms. The stem is sometimes reddish below. Leaves 

 are smooth underneath and rough above. This species abounds 

 in low thickets and swamps, where it holds its own with tall 

 shrubs, often projecting its purple blooms seven feet high. 



57, Marsh-elder, High-water Shrub 

 Iva frut'escens. — Family, Composite. Color, greenish 



