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Aster alpinus, Linn. Lvs. entire and spatulate, forming a cluster on the ground, those on the st. small and linear: st. 3-10 in., bearing a large violet-rayed, handsome head. B.M. 199. Gn. 76, p. 122.—In its wild state, the plant also occurs in the Rocky Mts. Valuable alpine or rockwork plant, with fls. varying to pink and white. Var. speciosus, Hort., is taller and stronger, with heads 3—1 in. across. Var. superbus, Hort. (Gn. 54:328. G. 32:591), is a large and showy form. Var. albus is a beautiful pure white-fld. form of the type. G.M. 50:617.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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