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889. Aster cordif oliiis L. Heart-leaved Aster. Common in woodlands. 
890. Aster drummondii Lindl. Drummond’s Aster. Yery common 
with the above. 
891. Aster laevis L. Smooth Aster. Yery abundant in moist soils. 
892. Aster laevis Yar. amplifolius Porter. Large-leaved Smooth Aster. 
Not uncommon with the above. 
893. Aster ericoides L. White Heath Aster. Common in dry open 
places. 
894. Aster depauperatus (Port) Fern. Yar. parviceps (Burg) Fern. 
Depauperate Aster. More common in dry soil. 
895. Aster amethystinus Nutt. Amethyst Aster. Rather scarce in dry 
open places • Elmira. 
896. Aster midtiflorus Ait. Dense Flowered Aster or Frost Weed. 
Abundant in open places and even in thickets. 
897. Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britt. Starved Aster. Rather scarce in 
moist places. 
898. Aster lateriflorus Yar. thrysoideus (Cray) Sheld. Calico Aster. 
More common in similar places. 
899. Aster tradescanti L. Michaelmas Daisy. Abundant in fields and 
thickets. 
900. Aster paniculatus Lam. Tall White or Panicled Aster. Yery 
common in moist soils. 
901. Aster paniculatus Yar. simplex (Willd.) Burgess. Common with 
the above. 
902. Aster salicifolius Ait. Willow Aster. Common in fields and open 
places. 
903. Aster salicifolius Yar. subasper (Lindl.) Gray. Rough Willow 
Aster. Scarce in dry soil in open places. 
904. Aster junoeus Ait. Rush Aster. Locally plenty at Oxford in 
marshy meadows, 
905. Aster longifolius Lam. Long-leaved Aster. Not uncommon in 
fields and open places. 
906. Aster puniceus L. Purple-stemmed Aster. Not uncommon in low 
wet thickets'. 
907. Aster umbellatus Mill. Tall Flat-Topped White Aster. Common 
in bogs and marshes. 
