ASTER SERRATA, 
OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 
This elegant and truly beautifal plant, which 
we have denominated the Aster Serrata of 
New South Wales, is chiefly found to flourish, 
like most of the other fine flowering shrubs of 
that delightful country, in a coarse gravelly 
soil. 
The shrub rises to the height of about three 
feet ; and it's leaves, which are regularly ser- 
rated, grow all very ere6l. It is remarked, that 
they are of a substance which has more the 
appearance of painted paper than of leaves ; 
and this observation, it seems, is applicable to 
many other shrubs, and several trees, of New 
v South Wales. 
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The Flowers are of a beautiful sanguineous 
hue, somewhat between a crimson and a scar- 
let; each consisting of six leaves, which form 
a most elegant Star. It is from this circum- 
stance, with the additional notice of the Ser- 
rated Leaf, which is ' of a beautiful green co- 
lourj 
