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Sim without the lead: lofs of luftre. It grows to a yard high. The 
Leaves are of a dufky green ; they curl down, and are edged with a 
brown hard divided membrane. Nothing can exceed the Flowers i 
their fize is vaft, and their colour a deep purple. 
3. CHINA ASTER. 
Plate 48 Fig. 3. 
Chara 5 lerof the Species After Chlnenfis, 
The Leaves are oval, angulated, indented, and placed 
on Footftalks. 
Fig. 3. a. 
This is an Annual, native of China; and, tho’ a low Plant, is 
fuperior to all the others in the fize and beauty of the Flower. It 
blows in Auguft, and will lafi; till November. The Leaves are of 
a frefii green. The Flowers naturally crimfon ; but often white or 
purple. 
4. UMBRELLA’D ASTER. 
Plate 49. Fig. 4. 
Charaifter of the Species. After fedi foliis. 
The Leaves are linear and flefhy ; the Flowers grow in 
the umbrella form. 
Fig. 4. <7^. 
This is an European, a Perennial ; a Plant of great fingularity 
and beauty : It is frequent by the rivers and lakes in Germany, and 
on damp (haded ground in the South of France : with us, it will 
live in open ground, in almofi: any foil : but we (houldgive it a damp 
bed, not too open to the South Sun. In this kind of ground with 
me at Bayfwaterits Umbel fpreads to half a yard in breadth, and ap- 
pears very elegant and particular among the befi; of the American and 
Indian Afters. 
The Plant is two feet and a half high. The Stem is fimple, up- 
right, firm, and brown. The Leaves (land thick ; they are of a fleftiy 
fubftance, and frefii green colour : they arc linear, or at the utmoft, 
have 
