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31. Aster ( Aurantius ) foliis pinnatis. Hort, Cliff. 407. 
Star wort with winged leaves. After Americanus foliis 
pinnatis & ferratis liori bus aurantis. Houft. MSS. 
3 2. Aster ( Procumbens ) foliis ovatis dentatis caule pro- 
eumbente, pedunculis nudis axillaribus unifloris. Star- 
wort with oval indented leaves , a trailing fialk , and naked 
foot-Jlalks proceeding from the fide with a Jingle flower. 
After Americanus procumbens bellidis minoris facie. 
Houft. MSS. 
33. Aster ( Mutabilis ) foliis lanceolatis ferratis, calyci- 
bus fquarrofis, panicula fubfaftigiata. Lin. Sp. 1230. 
Starwort with flawed fpear-Jhaped leaves , rough flower- 
cups, and bundled panicles. After Novi Belgii latifolius 
paniculatus, floribus faturate violaceis. H. L. 65. 
34. Aster ( Sibiricus ) foliis lanceolatis venofis fcabris 
extimoferratis, caulibus ftriatis, pedunculis tomen- 
tofts. Lin. Sp. 1226. Starwort with veined fpear-Jhaped 
leaves , Jlriated ftalks , and woolly floot-ftalks. 
35. Aster ( Divaricatus ) ramis divaricatis, foliis ovatis 
ferratis, fioralibus integerrimis obtufiufculis amplexi- 
caulibus. Flor. Virg. 123. Starwort with forked 
branches , oval flawed leaves , thofle near the flowers are 
obtufle , entire , and embrace the fialk. After Americanus 
latifolius albus, caule ad furtimum brachiato. Pluk. 
Aim. 56. 
The firft. fort grows naturally upon the Alps, where 
it leldom riles more than nine inches high, and when 
tranfpianted into a garden, not above fixteen. It 
fends up fingle ftalks from the root, which are thinly 
garnilhed with oblong leaves ; at the top of each ftalk 
is one large blue flower, fomewhat like thofe of the 
Italian Starwort. This flowers in June ; the root is 
perennial, but muft be planted in a fhady fttuation, 
and a moift foil. It is propagated by parting the 
roots, which fhould be done in autumn. 
The fecond fort is the Italian Starwort, which was 
fome years paft more common in the gardens than at 
prefent ; for fmce the great variety of American Star- 
worts have been introduced into England, this fort 
hath not been fo much cultivated, though it is by no 
means inferior to the beft of them, and, in fome re- 
fpefts, preferable to moft of them ; for it is not fo 
fubjett to creep by the root, as many of the American 
forts clo, whereby they often become troublefome in 
fmall gardens, nor do the ftalks require fupporting as 
they do, for thefe feldom grow more than two feet 
high, and the ftalks are generally ftrong, fo are very 
rarely broken by the wind. Thefe grow in large 
clufters from the root, and each of them branch at 
the top into eight or ten foot-ftalks, each of which 
is terminated by a Angle large flower, having blue 
rays, with a yellow dilk. It flowers in October, and, 
in mild feafons, will often continue till the middle of 
November, during, which time they are very orna- 
mental plants in a garden. This fort is propagated 
by parting the roots, the beft time for this work 
is foon after they are out of flower, for thofe which 
are removed in the fpring will not flower fo ftrong 
the fucceeding autumn. Thefe. roots thou Id not be 
removed oftener than every third year, wherethey are 
expected to produce many flowers. 
It grows naturally in the vallies of Italy, Sicily, and 
Narbonne, and is generally fuppofed to be the 
Amellus mentioned by Virgil in his fourth Georgick, 
to grow in the paftures , the leaves and ftalks being 
rough and bitter, the cattle feldom browle upon it, 
fo that whenever there are any of thefe roots in the 
fields, they fend up a thick tuft of ftalks, which, being 
left after the grafs is eaten bare, thefe being full of 
flowers, make a fine appearance, and therefore might 
engage the poet’s attention. 
The third fort grows naturally in fait marflies, which 
are flowed by the tides, and is feldom admitted into 
gardens. It flowers in July and Auguft. 
■ The fourth fort is a native in North America, but 
has been many years in the Englifh gardens. It fends 
lip many ftrong fhoots from the root every fpring, 
which rifp between two and three feet high, garnilhed 
with oblong leaves, placed alternately, and half em- 
brace the ftalk with their bafe •, from the main ftalks, 
many fide branches are put out, for near half their 
length, thefe are garnilhed wfth fmaller leaves, which 
diminifh in their fize to the top, where there is a fingle 
flower, terminating the ftalk, of a blue colour. This 
flowers in Auguft and September-, it is eafily pro- 
pagated by parting the roots, foon after the flow- 
ers are paft, and will thrive in almoft any foil or 
fttuation. 
The fifth fort fends up many ftalks from the root, 
which rife five feet high , garniflied with fpear-lhaped 
leaves v T hich are entire, and half embrace the ftalks, 
which are terminated by large purple violet flowers, 
growing in a loofe panicle : it flowers in Auguft, and 
is very hardy, fo may be planted in any foil or fitua- 
tion, and is propagated by parting the roots. 
The flxth fort grows naturally in North America. 
This hath broad hear t~lh aped waved leaves at the 
bottom, the ftalks rife between two and three feet 
high, which fend out fmall fide branches, upon which 
the flowers come out in loofe fpikes, which are of a 
very pale blue colour, inclining to white. This flowers 
in the fame feafon as the former, and may be propa- 
gated in the fame manner. 
The feventh fort fends up fevefal ftrong ftalks, up- 
ward of two feet high, which are of a purple colour* 
garnilhed with fpear-lhaped fmooth leaves, whole bafe 
embrace the ftalks half round ; the flowers grow 
upon Angle foot-ftalks, forming a corymbus at the 
top, and are of a pale blue colour ; thefe appear the 
latter end of September. This comes from North 
America, and may be propagated in the fame way as 
the former. 
The eighth fort rifes with llender ftalks, upward, of 
three feet high * fending out many weak branches 
on every fide, garnilhed with very fmall leaves j the 
flowers come out on ftiort foot-ftalks, on every fide 
of the branches, thefe are fmall, with white rays and 
a yellow dilk. They appear in November, and often 
continue part of December. This comes from the 
fame country with the former, and may be propagated 
as is before directed for them. 
The ninth fort rifes near four feet high, having broad 
leaves at the bottom which diminifh gradually to 
the top ; the flowers are produced in a loofe kind of 
umbel at the top of the ftalks, which are of a pale 
blue colour ; thefe appear the latter part of Auguft. 
This is hardy, and may be propagated as the former. 
The tenth fort grows naturally in the fouth of France 
and Italy ; the ftalks of this divide into a great num- 
ber of branches, which divide again toward the top 
into feveral fmaller, fully garniflied with very narrow 
leaves their whole length ■, the flowers grow in large 
clufters at the top, forming a fort of corymbus they 
are of a pale bluifh colour, and appear the beginning 
of Auguft: This is hardy, and may be propagated 
by parting the roots, as the former. 
The eleventh fort rifes four feet high, with a fingle 
ftalk, and oval leaves growing clofe to the ftalks, 
which are terminated by flender loofe fpikes of pale 
blue flowers, which appear about Michaelmas. This 
grows naturally in North America, and is propagated 
as the forts above-mentioned. 
The twelfth fort fends up flender ftalks three feet 
high, which fend out flender fide branches moft of 
their length, fo as to form a thick bufh •, thefe are 
garnilhed with very narrow leaves their whole length, 
and are terminated by fingle flowers. 
The thirteenth fort grows about two feet high, having 
flender ftalks, garnilhed with oblong, pointed, heart- 
fhaped leaves, which are fharply fawed on their edges $ 
the upper part of the ftalks is divided into feveral 
fmall branches, which are terminated by white flowers 
growing in loofe panicles. This flowers in September, 
and may be propagated as the former* 
The fourteenth fort fends up ftalks five feet high, 
which put out many llender fide branches, garnilhed 
with narrow fpear-lhaped leaves, and are terminated 
by fpikes of fmall white flqwgrs, which appear the 
end of October. This fort fp reads greatly at the 
root, fo is apt to over-run the borders. 
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