6 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



names of species added to our flora, with localities, remarks and de- 

 scriptions of new species, except in species of the genus Crataegus. 

 Localities and descriptions of new species of these are given in the 

 three papers on this subject in another part of the report. These 

 papers have been prepared and kindly contributed by the eminent 

 and expert dendrologist. Prof. C. S. Sargent. Unfortunately many 

 of these species are not represented in our collection by specimens 

 and can not yet be counted as additions to the herbarium. The 

 whole number of species of this genus added to our flora is 88, 

 making the number of New York species of this genus now known 

 185. But specimens of nearly all the new species credited to 

 Coopers Plains and vicinity have been collected by the writer, and 

 with the specimens contributed by Mr G. D. Cornell, these species 

 are with one or two exceptions all now represented in the herbarium. 



The past season, in its relation to the mushroom crop has been 

 very similar to that of 1906. Early in the season there were suffi- 

 cient rains but cool weather. These conditions were followed by a 

 long period of dry weather unfavorable to the mushroom growth, 

 and crowding it into a short period late in the season. The number 

 of species whose edible qualities have been tried and approved is 8. 

 These have been illustrated on five plates and described as in the 

 plan followed in the preceding report. The whole number of New 

 York edible species now illustrated is 191. The number of plates 

 illustrating them and the poisonous and unwholesome species is 114. 



A revision has been made of the New York species of the some- 

 what difficult genus Pholiota. The number of species now recog- 

 nized as belonging to it is 32. Revised descriptions of these have 

 been written and a key prepared to facilitate the tracing of the' 

 species to their respective descriptions. 



The number of those seeking information from the botanical 

 department concerning the identity of plants or their character is 

 117. The number of identifications made is 891. 



My assistant, Mr Stewart H. Burnham, has disinfected the col- 

 lections of 1906 which needed such treatment, labeled and arranged 

 them in their proper places, assisted in conducting the correspond- 

 ence of the office, in the identification of specimens of inquirers 

 and in giving them the desired information. He has prepared a 

 typewritten catalogue of the species of fungi described by the State 

 Botanist, and made a typewritten copy of the present report. 



Respectfully submitted 



Charles H. Peck 



Albany, December j/, ipo/ ■ State Botanist 



