New York State Museum Bulletin 



Entered as second-class matter November 27, 1915, at the Post Office at Albany, New York, 

 under the act of August 24, 1912 



Published monthly by The University of the State of New York 

 No. 197 ALBANY, N. Y. May 1, 1917 



The University of the State of New York 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1916 



John M. Clarke 



Director, Science Department 

 Sir: 



I beg to communicate herewith my report on the work of the 

 State Botanist's office for the fiscal year 19 16. 



Very respectfully 



Homer D. House 



State Botanist 



Scientific investigations. A rather limited amount of time was 

 devoted to the completion of a reconnaissance of the vegetation 

 and its ecological relations of the region about the eastern end of 

 Oneida lake, a region of extensive sandy barrens, swamps and bogs 

 in addition to the broad sandy beach of the lake, the shallow waters 

 of the lake margin and the streams flowing into the lake, the home 

 of numerous water-loving plants. Because of soil conditions and a 

 climate influenced to some extent by the Great Lakes, the region 

 is characterized by a large number of plants common to the northern 

 coastal plain. The results of this investigation appear in another 

 part of the report. 



Wild Flowers of New York. The season of 19 16 was largely 

 spent in continuation of the field work necessary for the completion 

 of the proposed memoir on the Wild Flowers of New York State'. 

 This work was started early in August 19 15 and with the appearance 



