University of the State of New York Bulletin 
Entered as second-class matter August 2, 1913, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., 
under the act of August 24, 1912 
Published fortnightly 
No. 592 ALBANY, N. Y. JUNE I, 1915 
New York State Museum 
JoHN M. CrarKe, Director 
CHARLES H. PEckK, State Botanist 
Museum Bulletin 176 
REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1913 
(During the past year the work of the office has practically passed 
into the hands of Dr H. D. House, assistant in botany, who has pre- 
pared this report.) 
Noteworthy contributions. Specimens of ten species of Cra- 
taegus have been added to the herbarium. These were collected 
by Dr J. V. Haberer, in central New York, and are the cotypes 
of species described by Prof. C. S. Sargent in the report for 1912. 
Nearly all the 218 known species of Crataegus in this State are now 
represented by specimens in the herbarium. Doctor Haberer has 
also contributed four new species of Antennaria, to be described 
later by Dr E. L. Greene of Washington, D. C., a specialist upon 
that group. Doctor Haberer’s set of plants also includes several 
* other species either new to the State or new to central New York. 
Mr A. Olsson of Gloversville has collected and presented to the 
herbarium a large number of Fulton county plants containing 
several additions to the flora of the State and to Fulton county, 
the most interesting being a small orchid, Ophrys australis 
(Lindl.) House. 
Dry weather damage to maples. About the middle of July 
several inquiries were received concerning damage to maple foliage. 
The first noticeable effect was a bronzing of the leaves, followed 
by the withering and death of the leaves, when they turned brown 
but remained attached to the limbs, thus causing a very unsightly 
appearance. Most of the complaints apparently considered the 
damage due to either fungus or insect enemies of the tree. By 
the last of July the damage seems to have been generally noticed 
on shade and park maples throughout most of the State. A per- 
sonal examination of some of the badly affected trees in towns of 
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