New York State Museum Bulletin 



Entered as se ond-class matter November 27, 19:5, at the Post Office at Albany, New York, 

 under the'act of August 24, 1912 



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. Clarke, Director 

 Homer D. House, .S7(T/<:' Botanist 



REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1917 



John M. Clarke 



Director, Science Department 

 Sir: 



I beg to communicate herewith my report on the work of the State 

 Botanist's office for the fiscal }'ear 1917. 



Ver)^ respectfully 



Homer D. House 

 State Botanist 



Scientific investigations. The investigative work of the State 

 Botanist during the season of 1917 has been limited to a study of the 

 flora of certain sections of the central and western counties of the 

 State. Early in the season several days were spent in a study of 

 the vegetation of southern Herkimer county, a region of numerous 

 small lakes, bogs and swamps, and the home of several rare species 

 of plants. A visit was also made to Fourth Lake in northern Herki- 

 mer county, and further investigations were made upon the vege- 

 tation of several sphagnum bogs through the counties of Oswego, 

 Cayuga, Wayne, Seneca, Monroe and Genesee. At all the localities 

 visited collections were made for the state herbarium. 



A large numl)er of fungi, ferns and flowering plants were col- 

 lected during the year, many of which were new to the state flon.'. 

 The ferns and flowering plants of particular interest are reported 

 under " Tocal Flora Notes " and the fungi under " Notes on Fungi." 

 A large number of fungi, some of recent collection, but most of 

 them undetermined species collected by Doctor Peck and others, were 

 studied and identified in collaboration with Prof. John Dearness and 

 reported under " New and Interesting Species of Fungi." 



