1913] 
Monroe: Wild Asters of Wisconsin 
81 
the United States Treasury Department. By David Dale Owen, 
United States Geologist. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co. 
1852.” 
This catalogue contains the following introductory statement : 
The order followed is the Natural System; and the authority used, 
“ Torrey and Gray's North American Flora," and u Gray’s Botany of the North- 
ern United States 
The following list of Asters and accompanying remarks are taken 
from this catalogue : 
Aster macrophyllus, (L.) Copses. Common throughout the Northwest. 
Aster sericeus, (Vent.) August. Dry prairies. Iowa. Barrens of St. Croix. 
A characteristic and handsome species, with silvery foliage and 
rich purple flowers. 
Aster laevis, (L.) August. Dry woodlands. Common. 
Aster azureus, (Lindl.) August. Dry hillsides. Iowa and Minnesota. 
Aster cordifolius, (L.) August. Thickets, St. Croix. 
Aster sagittifolius, (Willd.) August. Falls of St. Croix. 
Aster multiflorus, (Ait.) September. Dry fields. Iowa. 
Aster miser, (Ait.) August. Thickets. St. Croix. 
Aster puniceus, (L.) September. Moist ground. St. Croix. 
Aster laxifolius, (Nees) August. Bogs. St. Croix. 
Aster oblongifolius, (Nutt.) June. Rocky banks of the Mississippi, near 
Davenport, Iowa. 
Aster ptarmicoides, (Torr. & Gr.) August. Dry river bluffs. Mississippi 
and St. Croix. 
Diplopappus umbellatus, (Torr. & Gr.). Thickets of St. Croix. 
In this catalogue A. laxifolius is probably used as a synonym for 
A. junceus Ait. A. miser is a synonym for A. lateriflorus L. A 
noticeable feature is the early blossoming of many species in the 
latitude of the St. Croix River. 
III. I. A. Lapham’s Catalogue of 1853 and Additions of 1860 
The second volume of the Transactions of the Wisconsin State 
Agricultural Society, published in 1853, contains a series of cata- 
logues of the fauna and flora of the state, prepared by Dr. I. A. 
Lapham, and bearing witness to his extraordinary industry and 
the range and accuracy of his learning. The catalogue of plants is 
introduced by a separate preface, the last paragraph of which 
reads as follows: 
