No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 385 



Rare. Dry fields : Stafford and Groton (Graves). Aug. — 

 Sept. 



Aster vimineus Lam. (bearing long flexible twigs). 



Common. Moist fields and roadsides. Aug. — Oct. 

 The var. foliolosus Gray (leafy) is occasional, growing 

 with the typical form. 



Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton (having one-sided flower-clus- 

 ters). 



Aster diffusus Ait. 



Aster lateriflorus Britton, var. pendulus Burgess. 



Common. Fields and woods in either moist or dry ground. 



Aug. — Oct. 

 Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton, var. hirsuticaulis (Lindl.) Por- 

 ter (hairy-stemmed). 



Aster hirsuticaulis Lindl. 



Aster diffusus Ait., var. hirsuticaulis Gray. 



Occasional. Moist shaded ground. Sept. — Oct. 

 Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton, var. thyrsoideus (Gray) Shel- 

 don (wand-like). 



Aster diffusus Ait., var. thyrsoideus Gray. 



Rare. Fields: Fairfield and Westport (Fames). Sept. — 



Oct. 



Aster Tradescanti L. 



Rare. In swamps: Fast Hartford (A. W. Driggs), Strat- 

 ford (Fames), Salisbury (Bissell). Aug. — Sept. 



Aster paniculatus Lam. (panicled). 



Frequent or common. Moist roadsides and thickets, and 

 in alluvial soil along streams. Aug. — Sept. 



The var. simplex (Willd.) Burgess (simple) and the var. 

 ACUTiDENS^ Burgess (having sharp teeth) occur rarely in 

 moist ground. 



Aster longifolius Lam. (long-leaved). 



Rare. In swamps: Farmington and Litchfield (Bissell). 

 Sept. 

 Aster novi-belgii L. 



Moist or wet ground or in swamps. Common along the 

 25 



