FLOWERTNG PLANTS AND FERNS OF INDIANA. 971 



A. macrophyllus L. Large-lea ved Aster. 



Found in dry soil, in rather shaded places. Confined to the 

 northern part of the State. 



Flowering specimens collected August 8. Season probably ex- 

 tends through September. 



Noble (Van Gorder); Round Lake (Deam); Steuben (Bradner). 



A. Shortii Hook. 



A very showy aster, with violet-purple rays. In the northern 

 part of the Slate it is very abundant in dry soil along roadsides 

 and in fence corners. In the southern counties it is not so abun- 

 dant and is ordinarily found in moist, shaded situations. 



Flowers from August until late in October. 



Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Frank- 

 lin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Tippecanoe (Cunning- 

 ham); Kosciusko (Coulter). 



A. azureus Lindl. Azure or Sky-blue Aster. 



Open woods, but never abundant. Its range in the State is 

 chiefly central and southern, not extending north of Cass and 

 Tippecanoe. 



It flowers from late in August until October. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Yigo (Blatchley); Clark (Baird and Tay- 

 lor); Tippecanoe (Barnes); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Cass 

 (Hessler). 



A. cordifolius L. Common Blue Wood Aster. 



A very common and widely distributed species. It aifects 

 rather dry, coarse soils and is found in light woodlands, thickets 

 and even along fence rows. A certain amount of shade seems 

 necessary for its best development. 



Flowering begins in July and continues through October. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Tippecanoe (Coulter); Monroe and Vigo 

 (Blatchley); Fayette (Hessler); Putnam (MacDougal); Noble 

 (Van Gorder); Franklin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and Taylor); 

 Jay, Delaware Randolph, and Wayne (Phinney); Tippecanoe 

 (Cunningham); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Cass (Hessler): 

 Steuben (Bradner). 



