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spurius, 
Phlogifolius. 
undulatus. 
POLYGAMIA, SUPERFLUA. 
ditch about a quarter of a mile down Eighth-street, below the 
hospital, abundant. Perennial. August. 
9. A. leaves lanceolate, amplexicaule, very entire, 
auriculated at the base; stem paniculate, hairy ; 
branches about one-flowered; calicine scales 
loose, lanceolate, equal to the disk.— Willd. 
A. spurius, Willd. 
A. rubricaulis, Lamark. 
A. nove angliz, g. Ait. 
Spurious Aster. 
Near three feet high. Stem very hairy, reddish. Flowers 
reddish-purple, handsome. Near swamps and watery thick- 
ets in Jersey near Woodbury, rare. Perennial. September, 
October. 
10. A. leaves lanceolate, cordate, amplexicaule, 
pubescent beneath, rough on the margin; stem 
very simple, pubescent; panicle terminal, loose, 
few-flowered ; calicine scales loose, imbricated, 
lanceolate.— Willd. and Pursh. 
A. phlogifolius, Muhl. 
A. amplexicaulis, Mich. 
Phlox-leaved Aster. 
A very elegant species, with leaves resembling some spe- 
cies of Phlox. From two to three feet high. Flowers fine vio- 
let-blue. In thickets among large autumnal plants, and in 
woods, not uncommon. Perennial. August, September. 
11. A. leaves oblong, cordate, amplexicaule, en- 
tire, hairy, somewhat waved; lower ones ovate, 
cordate, subserrate, petiolate; petioles winged ; 
stem paniculate, hispid; branches leaning one 
way, leafy, one-flowered.— Willd. 
A. undulatus, L., not of Ait. 
A. amplexicaulis, var. 6. Mich. 
Herm. parad. 96. (Pursh.) Icon. Hoff. Phyt. 1. 
tot. a 1. 
Wased-stemmed Aster. 
About two feet high. Flowers violet. In similar places with 
No. 10. Perennial. August. 

