Aster alpinus


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Read about Aster alpinus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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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