REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST FOR I924 9 



The collections by the State Botanist, noted above, were made 

 in the following counties of the State : 



Albany 



Bronx 



Essex 



Fulton 



Greene 



Hamilton 



Jefferson 



Lewis 



Identifications. The State Botanist's office has been called upon 

 to identify 425 specimens of plants including many edible and 

 poisonous mushrooms during 1924. These identifications were 

 requested by 130 persons, mostly by mail, some of them, however, 

 by personal visit to the office. The demand for this service varies 

 considerabl}- from year to year. During 1923 the determinations 

 numbered 450 for 132 persons, while during 1922 the determina- 

 tions numbered 753 for 194 persons. 



Visitors. The extensive collection of the state herbarium, 

 including as it does a very large number of type specimens of fungi, 

 is frequentl}- consulted by specialists in various lines of research. 

 Such facilities as the herbarium room affords is always placed at 

 their disposal and personal attention is given to facilitate their work. 



Lectures, During 1924 the State Botanist has deUvered eight 

 lectures before various organizations upon the subject of plant life, 

 \A-ild flowers and wild flowers needing protection. 



Myxomycetes of the Cayuga lake basin. By purchase a set 

 of M}xomycetes collected in the Cayuga lake basin by F. B. Wann 

 and W. C. Muenscher has been secured for the herbarium. The 

 collectors have already published an account of their collections 

 (Mvcologia i4:3(S-4i. 1922). so that the Ust of species repre- 

 sented, fift}- in number, need not be repeated here. 



Plants from Bonaventure, Quebec. During the latter part of 

 July 1923, ^Ir and Mrs Edward A. Eames of Buffalo collected a 

 number of plants on this portion of the Gaspe peninsula which 

 were later contributed to the State Museum. Among the localities 

 represented are Bic. St Anne des Montes, Port Daniel, Perce and 

 Bonaventure island. Following is a list of the species received : 



Antennaria dioica Greene 

 Anticlea elegans ( Pursh) Rydb. 

 Asplenium viride Huds. 

 Cakile edentula Bigel. 

 Carex angustior Mackenzie 

 Carex atratiformis Britton 



