New York State Museum Bulletin 



Entered as second-class matter November 27, 1915, at the Post OflSce at Albany, New York, 



under the act of August 24, 1913 



Published monthly by The University of the State of New York 



Nos. 205-206 



ALBANY, N. Y. January-February 191 8 



The University of the State of New York 



New York State Museum 



John M, Claeke, Director 

 Homer D. House, State Botanist 



REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1917 



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Introduction 5 



Plants added to the herbarium ... 8 



A small collection of plants from 

 central New York, collected by 

 Dr Asa Gray lo 



Notes on local floras V 14 



Two plants new to the flora of 

 the United States 31 



New or interesting species of 

 fungi V 2>^ 



page 



New or Noteworthy Species of 

 Fungi. John Dearness and 

 Homer D. House 43 



Collybia campanella Peck, and 

 Its Near Relatives in the East- 

 ern United States. George 

 F. Atkinson 61 



The Species of Poria Described 

 by Peck. L. O. Overholts. . . 67 



Explanation of plates 121 



Index 167 



