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but is never cultivated in Gar- 

 dens. 



ASTER, Starwort. 



The Characlers are ; 

 It hath a fibrofe Root : the Leaves 

 are, for the mofl part, intire, and 

 are placed alternately on the Branch s : 

 the Stalks are branched : the Flowers 

 are radiated, fpecious, and have a 

 fcaly Cup : the Seeds are included in 

 a downy Subflance. 



The Species are ; 



1. Aster Atticus caeruleus vul- 

 garis. C. B. The Italian blue Star- 

 wort. 



2. Aster Pyrenaicus pro? cox, flore 

 caeruleo majore. Dod. The early 

 Pyrenean Surwort, with large blue 

 Flowers. 



3. Aster Nov* Anglia? alt'flimus 

 birfutus, floribut maximis purpurco- 

 violace.s. Par. Bat. Prod. Tilt tall 

 rougii New- England Starwort, with 

 large purple Flowers. 



4. Aster Nova Anglia? latijolius 

 paniculatui y fl'jribus fcturate viola- 

 ceis. H. L. The broad-leav'd pa- 

 nicled New-England Starwort, with 

 deep violet-colour\i Flowers. 



5. Aster Novee Anglite umbel- 

 latus, floribus dilute violuceii H. L. 

 New Engl nd Starwort, with pale 

 violet-colour'd Flowers growing in 

 an Umbel. 



6 AsTBR Virginianus ferotinus, 

 parvo albtnte Jlore. Park. The late- 

 flowering Virginian Starwort, with 

 fmali whitifh Flowers. 



7. Aster caerulus ferotinus fru- 

 ticfcens Trade leant i R it Hiji. Tra- 

 de/cantos fhrubby late flowering blue 

 Starwort. 



8. Aster tripolii fore. C B Nar- 

 row-leav'd Starwort, with Flowers 

 like Tripolium. 



9. Aster Virginianus pyrami- 

 jatusy hsffoft foliis afpiris, calycis 

 fquamulis foliaceis. Rand. The Vir- 

 finian Starwort, with Leaves like 



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Hyflbp, and large blue Flowers with 

 leafy Cups. 



10. Aster Nova? Anglia?, Una- 

 ria? folio, cham^mdi flore. Par. Bat. 

 New-England Starwort, with Toad- 

 flax-leaves, and Flowers like thofe 

 of Chamomil. 



1 1. Aster Americanus, belvider<e 

 foliis, floribus ex cceruleo albicantibits, 

 fpicis prfflongis Pluk. Phyt.Tab. 78. 

 f. 5. American Starwort, with Leaves 



like the Belvidere, and long Spikes 



of bluifli-white Flowers. 



12. Aster annuus, caule villofo 

 purpurafcente, cryngii folio, flore 

 maximo pur pur eo pulcherri?no, ftmine 

 violaceo, Kiung flta Sinenfs. Jcfjteu. 

 Annual Starwort from China, with 

 purple hairy Stalks, Eryngo-leaves, 

 a beautiful large purple Flower, and 

 a violet-colour'd Seed. 



13 A st eh amiuus, cnule villofo 

 virefcente, eryngii folio, fore maxima 

 albo. Annual Starwort from China, 

 with hairy green.ih Stalks, Eryngo- 

 leaves, and a large white Flower. 



14. Aster annuus, caule villofo 

 purpurafcente, eryngii folio, flore 

 maxima caeruleo. Blue China Star- 

 wort. 



15. Aster ferotinus ramofus alter, 

 flore purpurafcente. H. R. Par. An- 

 other iate-branched Starwort, with a 

 purplifh Flower. 



16. Aster latif alius, tripolii flore. 

 H. R Par. Brcad-leav'd Starwort, 

 with a Flower of Tripolium. * 



17. Aster tripolii flore, angw 

 flijfimo & tenuijjimo folio. Flor. Bat. 

 Starwort with a Tripolium-flower, 

 and very narrow flender Leaves. 



1 8. Aster Canadenfis Jubhirfutus, 

 falicis folio, ferotinus, flore caeruleo, 

 Inft R. H. Late hairy Canada Star- 

 wort, with Willow-leaves, and 3 

 blue Flower. 



1 (J. Aster Atticus caeruleus minor. 

 Inft. R. H. Small blue Attic Star- 

 wort. 



20. Astir 



