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for the above named incidentals he regarded as legitimate expenses ol the sur- 

 vey, and be paid for by the Academy. It is also desirable to have the labels in 

 further issues printed in full. This will add greatly to the appearance of the 

 series without any great additional expense. 



A list of the plants distributed in this tirst fascicle is appended. (Ajipen- 

 dix D). 



The work on the liigher flora, as stated in the i-eport of last yeai-, was placed 

 in the hands of Professor Stanley Coulter, who makes a separate rei)ort on the prog- 

 ress of his work. A set of l)lank cards to be used as a working index in preparing 

 the final catalogue was ordered from the Botanical Supply Company, of Cam- 

 hridge, Mass., and this is the only expeiLse that the Division has asked the Academy 

 to meet during the year. Professor Coulter deseives the thanks of all the botan- 

 ical workers of the state for the laborious work he has already done, and deserves 

 the support of every man in the state who knows even the commonest plants, in 

 order that the catalogue when published finally shall comjjletely represent the 

 distribution of our higher flora. 



It is the intention of the Division to publi.sh froiu year to year such additions 

 as are made to the Hora among the Archegoniates and Thailoi>hytes in order to 

 make a permanent record of their occurrence, for it will be many years before 

 the lower plants of the state will be known with even approximate completeness. 

 It must be remembered that many of the plants belonging to the lower orders are 

 ephemeral in their character, and unless collected in their season disappear and 

 leave no visible trace of their existence. Many of them appear in certain years 

 when the conditions are favorable to their development, and perhaps may not re- 

 appear for a succession of years. The past few seasons have iieen particularly un- 

 favorable for the developiuent of the fleshy fungi, especially those that appear 

 during the midsummer. The same is also true with regard to some that appear 

 in the autumn. As an instance Phallux Rdveiiflii was very abundant in the 

 vicinity of Greencastle during the latter i)art of 1891, but it has not been seen 

 since. It will thus be seen that the care required in searching for the lower plants 

 is of necessity much greater than in the case of the higher plants, which for the 

 iiuist part are perennial and of constant growth. It will also be seen that the 

 opportunities for bringing to light rare plants is much greater among lower forms. 

 There is scarcely a low, wet piece of woodland where fallen timber is abundant 

 that will not yield a rich harvest of species not yet found in the State. There is 

 scarcely a rocky ravine that will not yield additional bryophytes. There is 



