REPORT. 



To the Honorable the Regents of the UniA)ersity of the State of 

 New Yo7'k : 



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

 following report : 



Specimens of plants to represent the flora of the State in the 

 Herbarium of the Stale Museum have been collected by the 

 Botanist during the past season in the counties of Albany, 

 Cayuga, Dutchess, Essex, Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneitia, Onondaga, 

 Rensselaer, Saratoga, St. Lawrence and Sullivan. 



Specimens contributed by correspondents were collected in the 

 counties of Albany, Erie, Essex, Kings, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, 

 Richmond and Tompkins. 



Specimens of 261 species of plants have been added to the 

 Herbarium of which 245 were collected by the Botanist and 

 It) were contributed. 



Of the added plants 40 belong to species not before represented 

 therein and of these 11 are deemed new species. The remaining 

 specimens, though not representing species new to the Herbarium, 

 are intended to make more complete and satisfactory the exhibit 

 of the species to which they belong. 



A list of the species of which specimens have been added is 

 marked A. 



Specimens have been contributed to the Herbarium by 15 

 contributors. Some of these are plants found beyond our limits 

 but they are valuable for reference, comparison and study. A 

 list of the contributors and of their respective contributions is 

 marked B. 



A record of species not before reported, together with their 

 localities, time of collection, descriptions of new species and other 

 matters of interest, also descriptions of a few extralimital species 

 of which specimens were sent for identification, will be found 

 marked C. 



