New York State Education Department 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 

 Charles H. Peck, State Botanist 



Bulletin ii6 

 BOTANY 10 



REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1906 



Dr John M. Clarke, Director of Science Division: 



I have the honor of submitting to you the following report of 

 work done in the botanical department of the State Museum during 

 the year 1906. 



Specimens of plants for the State herbarium have been collected 

 in the counties of Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Fulton, 

 Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Putnam, Reus-, 

 selaer, Saratoga, Steuben, Suffolk and Warren. 



Specimens of New York species have been received from con- 

 tributors and correspondents, that were collected in the counties of 

 Albany, Allegany, Chautauqua, Columbia, Essex, Fulton, Herkimer, 

 Dutchess, Madison, Monroe, Oneida, Onondaga, Orange, Orleans, 

 Rensselaer, Richmond, Saratoga, Steuben, Suffolk, Tompkins, War- 

 ren and Washington. 



The number of species of which specimens have been added to 

 the State herbarium is 156. Of these, 60 are species new to the 

 herbarium, 96 are not new. Of the former number, 20 are con- 

 sidered new or undescribed species and descriptions of these will 

 be found in another part of this report. A list of the names of 

 added species is given under the title " Species added to the herba- 

 rium." 



The number of those who have contributed specimens is 61. 

 This includes many who have sent extralimital specimens or speci- 

 mens simply for identification, but if the specimens were in good 

 condition when received and were suitable or desirable for the 

 herbarium they have been preserved and credited to the sender as 

 a contribution. A list of the names of the contributors and their 

 respective contributions will be found under the title " Contributors 

 and their contributions." 



The number of species found or of which specimens have been 



