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POL YG AMI A, SUPERFLUA. 
ditch about a quarter of a mile down Eighth-street, below the 
hospital, abundant. Perennial. August. 
snuiius, 9 . A. leaves lanceolate, amplexicaiile, very entire, 
aiiriculated at the base,* stem paniculate, hairy; 
branches about one-flowered ; calicine scales 
loose, lanceolate, equal to the disk. — JVilld. 
A. spuriiis, Willd. 
A. rubricaulis, Lamark. 
A. novae angliae, /3. Ait. 
Spurious Jlster. 
Near three feet high. Stem very hairy, reddish. Flowers 
reddish-purple, handsome. Near swamps and watery thick- 
ets in Jersey near Woodbury, rare. Perennial. September, 
October. 
Phiogifoiius. leaves lanceolate, cordate, amplexicaule, 
pubescent beneath, rough on the margin ; stem 
very simple, pubescent; panicle terminal, loose, 
few-flowered ; calicine scales loose, imbricated, 
lanceolate. — WilUL and Pursh. 
A. phlogifolius, Miihl. 
A. amplexicaulis, Mich. 
Phlox-leaved Aster. 
A very elegant species, with leaves resembling some spe- 
cies of Phlox. From two to three feet high. Flowers fine vio- 
let-blue. In thickets among large autumnal plants, and in 
woods, not uncommon. Perennial. August, September. 
imduiatus. 11. A. Icavcs oblong, cordate, amplexicaule, en- 
tire, hairy, somewhat waved ; lower ones ovate, 
cordate, subserrate, petiolate; petioles winged; 
stem paniculate, hispid ; branches learning one 
way, leafy, one-flowered. — Willd. 
A. undulatus, L., not of Ait. 
A. amplexicaulis, var. /3. Mich. 
Herm. parad. 96. (Pursh.) Icon. Hoff. Phyt 1. 
t. c. f. 1. 
Waved-stemmed Aster. 
About two feet high. Flowers viplet. In similar places with 
No. 10. Perennial. August. 
