No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 383 



Aster radula Ait. (a scraper; referring to the rough leaves). 



Rare. Low ground: Voluntown (Graves), East Hartford 

 (Weatherby), Hamden (Eaton Herb.). Sept. 



Aster novae-angliae L. 



New England Aster. 



Frequent. Fields and roadsides, usually in moist rich soil. 

 Aug. — (3ct. 



The var. roseus (Desf.) DC. (rosy; pink) is sometimes 

 seen. 



One of the most beautiful of our Asters. 



Aster patens Ait. (spreading). 



Frequent. Dry fields and open woods, in sandy or sterile 

 soil. Aug. — Sept. 



Aster undulatus L. (wavy). 



Aster undulatus and varieties Burgess. 



Common. Woods, thickets and fields in dry soil. Aug. — 

 Oct. 



A very variable species. 



Aster cordifolius L. (having heart-shaped leaves). 

 Aster cordifolius and varieties Burgess. 



Common. Woods, thickets and roadsides. Sept. — Oct. 



The var. polycephalus Porter (many-headed) is occa- 

 sional, as well as a variety of forms intermediate between it 

 and the species. A hybrid with Aster ericoides occurs at 

 Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps & Bissell). 



Aster Lowrieanus Porter. 



Rare. Dry open woods: New Haven (R. W. Woodward). 

 Sept. 



The var. lanceolatus Porter (lance-shaped), var. land- 

 folius Porter, Aster cordifolius L., var. lanceolatus Porter, 

 is rare or local in rich woods. 



A great variety of intermediates between tlie variety and 

 the typical form have been noted. 



Aster laevis L. (smooth). 



Frequent or common. Moist or dry fields, thickets and 

 borders of woods. Late July — Sept. 



