REPORT OF THE BOTANIST. 



To the Honorable the Regents of the University of the State of 

 New York: 



Gentlemen. — I have the honor of communicating to you the 

 following report : 



Specimens of plants for the State Herbarium have been col- 

 lected by the Botanist during the past season in the counties of 

 Albany, Broome, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Greene, 

 Kings, Oneida, Eensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, St. Lawrence, 

 Suffolk, Ulster and "Washington. 



Specimens contributed by correspondents were collected in the 

 counties of Essex, Onondaga, Orleans, Queens, Schoharie and 

 Tompkins. 



Specimens representing 229 species of plants have been added 

 to the Herbarium during the past year, of which 207 were collected 

 by the Botanist and 21 were contributed. Of the former, 84 are 

 new to the Herbarium ; of the latter, 21. The number of species 

 represented in the Herbarium has therefore been increased by 

 105. Among these are 37 species of fungi considered new to 

 science and hereinafter described as new species. A list of the 

 species of which specimens have been added to the Herbarium is 

 marked A. 



23 persons have contributed specimens. Among the contribu- 

 tions are many extra-limital species not included in the foregoing 

 enumeration. A list of the contributors and of their respective 

 contributions is marked B. 



A record of species not before reported, together with locality 

 and habitat, and descriptions of such as are deemed new to 

 science, is marked C. 



Eemarks concerning species previously reported, a record of 

 new localities of rare plants and descriptions of new varieties will 

 be found in a subdivision marked D. 



Descriptions of New York species of Armillaria and remarks 

 concerning them will be found under E. 



