Office o/ State notanisi 



State Musmm, Albany. N. Y. 



February 24, 19S2 



Miss Sarah H. Harlow, librarian 

 Kew YorjJ Botanical Garden, 

 Bronx Park, Eew York City 



Dear madam: 



Owing to laok of an appropriation there 

 was not printed any Botanist's Report txam for 1916. 

 The report of progress, work, eto. was printed as 

 usiaal in the Director's report for that year, and 

 in the same report two brief scientific papers, whioh 

 may be regarded as the "report for 1918". 



Ho provision has been made by the state for 

 printing any reports since and including 1920. 



A reprint of the papers in the Directors report for 

 1916, which was repaged (unnecessarily a^d against orders) 

 is being se^t u"der separate cover. 



Very truly yours. 



state Botanist 



