WHITE OR WHITISH FLOWERS 
Sharp-leaved White Aster {Aster aciiminatus) . Composite 
family. June to October. 
An aster one to three feet high, with loose cluster of flowers 
at the top. The flower is an inch or more across, with about 
fifteen straggling white rays, one-half inch or more long. The 
leaves are broadly lance-shaped, coarsely toothed, pointed, prac- 
tically without stalks. Woods. Common. 
Tradescant's Aster {Aster Tradescanti). Composite family. 
August to October. 
A slender, leafy-branched aster. The numerous flowers are 
about half an inch broad. Stem-leaves lance-shaped, generally 
toothed, practically without stalks. Fields, etc. 
White Heath Aster {Aster ericoldes). Composite family. 
September onward. 
A smooth, stiff, branching aster one to three feet high, bearing 
many flower-heads with maximum breadth of one-half inch. 
The flower-stalks bear tiny stiff leaves ; the branches and stem 
are covered with slender rigid leaves. This is a common aster, 
noticeable in waste places; it has many names, such as Michael- 
mas Daisy and Farewell Summer. 
White-topped Aster {Sericocarpus asteroldes). Composite 
family. July to September. 
• A very common modest flower with stiff slender stem a foot 
or two high, branching at the top, where it bears flowers resem- 
bling little asters, each with a few white rays. The peculiarity 
of the flower is its involucre of white bracts with green tips, bent 
back. The numerous leaves clustered at the base are somewhat 
spoon-shaped, those on the stem are oblong or lance-shaped, 
generally toothed. Open woods. The Latin names signify silky 
fruit, and aster-like. 
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