972 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



A. Drummondii Lindl. Drummond's Aster. 



"Low, open pastures and prairies; frequent. Heckland; sides of 

 Vandalia railway." These data are those of Mr. Blatchley, who 

 first recorded the occurrence of this species in the State in his 

 catalogue of the plants of Vigo County. No other station is 

 known within our bounds. 



A. sagittifolius Willd. Arrow-leaved Aster. 



Common in dry, rich soils, usually found along the borders of 

 fields and thickets. A very variable form. 



Flowering season, from August through October. 



Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Jef- 

 ferson (J. M Coulter); Franklin (Meyncke); Clark (Baird and 

 Taylor); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Daviess (Clements); Kos- 

 ciusko (Coulter); Steuben (Bradner). 



A. undulatus L. Wavy-leaf Aster. 



Dry, open woods and thickets. An abundant form widely dis- 

 tributed. 



Flowering season, from August until October. 



Jefferson (Barnes); Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley); Clark (Baird 

 and Taylor); Franklin (Meyncke); Putnam (MacDougal); Tippe- 

 canoe (Cunningham); Gibson and Posey (Schneck). 



A. patens Ait. Late Purple Aster. 



Found in dry soil in prairies or open ground, but nowhere 

 abundant. Is found, however, in all parts of the State. 



Flowers in September and October; occasionally in August in 

 southern counties. 



Vigo (Blatchley); Gibson and Posey (Schneck); Noble (Van 

 G order); Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and 

 Wayne (Phinney); Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Daviess (Clem- 

 ents). 



A. Nov.e-Angli.e L. 



A widely ranging, very beautiful species and also one of most 

 easy recognition. In our area it is found in its best development 

 in wet, rich ground, but it also occurs in scarcely less prolusion on 

 dry banks and along roadsides. 



Flowering season, from August through October. 



St. Joseph (Barnes); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Monroe and 

 Vigo (Blatchley); Fayette (Hessler); Tippecanoe (Cunningham); 

 Franklin (Meyncke); Noble (Van Gorder); Jay, Delaware, Elan- 



