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contributed that are deemed new to our New York flora is 67. A 

 record of these with their locaHties and descriptions of new species 

 is g-iven under the title " Species not before reported." 



Descriptions of five new but extralimital species and one new 

 variety have been added to this chapter. 



A record of new stations of rare plants, of new varieties and 

 forms of well known species, remarks concerning distinguishing 

 characters of closely related species or observations of unusual 

 features in some species are given under the title " Remarks and 

 observations." The number of New York species noticed in this 

 chapter is 27. 



The study of our fleshy fungi and the collection of specimens of 

 them for the herbarium have been continued, though much of the 

 season has been singularly unfavorable to their production. Rain 

 and showers were frequent in the early part of summer but the 

 prevailing low temperature was detrimental to the growth of these 

 plants. As the weather became warmer the rains ceased and ex- 

 cessive dryness prevented their g'rowth. September is usually one 

 of the best months of the year for mushroom growths, but this 

 season it was one of the poorest. Late fall rains, however, brought out 

 a delayed crop which was available at a much later date than usual 

 and helped to make good the deficiency of the earlier part of the 

 season. The number of species of fungi added to the herbarium is 

 39 of which 17 are new species. 



The trial of the edible qualities of our wild mushrooms has re- 

 sulted in adding 11 species to our list of those deemed edible, and 

 makes the whole number of New York species of this class 183. 

 Of the II added species 9 have been illustrated by colored figures 

 of natural size. Figures of the 2 remaining species, R u s s u 1 a 

 e a r 1 e i Pk. and Boletus rugosiceps Pk. have been pub- 

 lished in preceding reports. Descriptions of the 11 species tested 

 and approved this year will be found under the title " Edible 

 fungi." 



The study of our Crataegus flora has been continued with much 

 interest. Specimens have been collected in the northern, eastern, 

 central and southwestern parts of the State. The number of species 

 added to the State flora is 8, of which two are new species. 

 This addition makes the number of New York species now 

 known 97. Many specimens of this genus still remain undetermined. 

 The destructive influence of late frosts was clearly seen in the 

 failure of many thorn bushes which bore a full crop of flowers to 



