The flower-head has from 12 to 18 long, narrow, rays, white or faintly tinted with violet, while the disc flowers are dull yellow. The flower-heads are apt to be few, on slender stems in a branching cluster, on the top of the stalk. This Aster lacks richness of color, but has a certain charm of slender growth peculiar to wood Asters; its few pale flowers set above the full cluster of the broad pale leaves have an air of selection, unknown to its more luxuriant relatives. [Illustration: POINTED-LEAVED ASTER: A. acuminatus.] *Broad-leaved Aster.* _Aster macrophyllus._ Found in the woods in September, generally in upland regions. The single, very stout growing, stalk is between 1 and 2 feet in height; it is slightly rough to the touch. In color light green. The lowest leaves (generally 3 in number) are very conspicuous, being especially large, and nearly round, with a heart-shaped base, and a suddenly sharp tip; with many ribs, and the margins prettily cut in rounding scallops, with tiny sharp teeth; these leaves are set on long trough-like stems that clasp the stalk. The upper leaves become, very abruptly, quite small; with fine-pointed tips, entire, slightly and irregularly notched margins, and showing only the midrib; they are set on very short stems, or, near the flowers, are placed immediately upon the stalk. All the foliage is exceptionally thin in texture, and rough on both surfaces; the arrangement is alternate. The color is a fine gray-toned green. The disc flower is small; yellow turning to brown; the rays, 12 to 16 in number, are long and slender, of a very delicate texture, and pale lilac (sometimes nearly white it is asserted) in color. The cup is cylindrical, and slightly sticky, as are the foot-stems. The heads are arranged in a loose, terminal cluster. An odor of camphor mingles with the sweet scent of these flowers, and is distinctly perceptible at a distance. The decorative quality of the leafage is of unique excellence. [Illustration: BROAD-LEAVED ASTER: A. macrophyllus.] *Pine Aster.* _Aster linariifolius._ Found chiefly on the edges of pine woods in September. The stalk reaches from 1 to 2 feet in height; it is single, leafy, slender, and rough to the touch. In color, pale green, tinged with red. The leaf is long, and narrow, with an entire margin; the surface covered with a minute down that is harsh to the touch; the fibre is stiff. The color is green. The leaves are set upon the stalk, irregularly, alternating, and numerous. The disc flowers are yellow; the ray flowers, 12 to 20 in number, are long and slender, and pale bluish-lavender in color. The heads are few, and grow, on slender stems, either singly, or in a terminal flat-topped cluster.