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F. A. Ward, Cortland 35 



E. P. Killip, Washington, D. C 30 



Miss E. M. Slater, El Paso, Texas 2~ 



Dr G. R. Bisky, Winnipeg, Canada 21 



U. S. Dep't of Agriculture, Washington, D. C 15 



William C. Ferguson, Hempstead 15 



Miss C. C. Haynes, Highlands, N. J 13 



W. C. Muenscher, Ithaca 11 



S. H. Burnham, Ithaca 9 



Rev. H. M. Denslow, New York 7 



Rev. G. H. French, Albany 5 



Dr C. E. Fairman, Lyndonville 5 



Dr John Dearness, London, Ont., Canada 5 



Miss Helen LaForce, Ballston Lake 4 



Mrs C. E. Christian, Canandaigua 3 



F. H. Benedict, Watermill, Long Island 3 



Annabel Martin, Broadalbin 3 



Dr W. H. Beauchamp, Syracuse 2 



George E. Andrus, Middletown 2 



Mrs O. P. Phelps, Saratoga Springs 2 



One each from : Charles Gilbert, Honeoye ; 'D'r William Mansfield, 



Albanv ; Frank Dobbin, Shushan ; W. T. Shoemaker, Elmira ; Dr 

 W. J.' Nellis, Albany; Mrs L. F. Jolley. Berkshire. \'t. ; Dr J. R. 

 Weir, Washington, D. C. ; Neil Hotchkiss, Syracuse; E. J. Stein. 

 Albany; Mrs Charles Beach, Beachview; C. T. Walton, Port Henry; 

 Dr M. D. Leonard, Albanv ; Airs H. H. Fairbanks, Bainbridge ; 

 F. W. Pugsley, Pittsford; P. D. Phair, Presque Isle, Me.; R. G. 

 Pierce, Washington, D. C. ; Dr D. R. Sumstine, Pittsburg, Pa ; Miss 

 S. M. Williamson, St Petersburg, Fla. ; W. T. Jervis, New York ; 



F. C. Stewart, Geneva; and Dr J. B. Todd, Syracuse 21 



Total I 990 



Of these specimens, 853 were received during the season of 1924; 

 413 during the season of 1923, and 733 during the season of 192-. 



Additions to the herbarium. The total number of specimens 

 which have been added to the collections from all sources during 

 the year 1924 is 1355, of which 510 were received by contribution or 

 exchange, and 845 by collections made by the State Botanist. Dur- 

 ing 1923 the number of specimens added to the collections was 

 1 108, and during 1922 the number was 1243. These figures do not 

 include a large number of specimens collected by the Botanist for 

 purposes of scientific exchange, nor do they include such specimens 

 received as contributions or in exchange which have not, for one 

 reason or another, been mounted or prepared for the herbarium. 

 In connection with the curatorial work made in connection with 

 the collections, the services of recent temporary assistants. Helen 

 LaForce and C. A. Brown, have been most satisfactory and indis- 

 pensable. The bulk of routine and curatorial work in the State 

 Botanist's office is so great that permanent assistance is needed in 

 order to carr\- forward anv extensive work in botanical research, 



