The leaf is long-oval in shape, tapering at both ends, with a sharp tip; it has a strong midrib, the margin is notched with sharp teeth, the texture is thin, and surface smooth. Green in color. The arrangement is alternate, the leaves being set on the stalk near together.
The ray flowers, 4 or 5 in number, are small; the little heads are clustered upon the stalk in the angles of the leaves for a considerable part of its length. The color is a pleasing yellow.
These slender, swaying, golden wreaths of bloom love best a shady wood road, though they bear transplanting into gardens fairly well.
WREATH GOLDENROD: S. cæsia.
| Upland White Aster. | Aster ptarmicoides. |
Found among rocks, in dry soil, in August.
The stalk, erect in bearing, from 1 to 2 feet in height, is single, and very slender; smooth at the foot, though rough above. Of a gray-green color.
The leaf is like a grass blade, long, and narrow, with an entire margin, and noticeable midrib; the upper surface is rough, the edge being harsh to the touch, the under surface is shining. Color, gray-green. Arranged alternately, and clasping the stalk with an upward curve.
The disc flowers are small; of a pale yellow-green. The ray flowers, 15 or 20 in number, are short, pointed; pure white. The heads are arranged in a flat-topped loose cluster.