REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR I918 37 



REPORT 



To the Honorable the Board of Regents of The University of the State 

 of New York: 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor to communicate to you the 

 following report : 



In prosecuting the work of completing and arranging the State 

 herbariimi the past year, specimens of plants of the State have 

 been collected in the counties of Albany, Genesee, Essex, Hamilton, 

 Livingston, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie, Wash- 

 ington, Wayne and Wyoming. 



Specimens of 184 species have been added to the herbarium, of 

 which twelve were contributed by correspondents, and 172 were 

 collected by the Botanist. Of these 106 are new to the herbarium, 

 and with two exceptions are new to our flora. Forty-seven of them 

 are regarded as previously unpublished species. Among the added 

 species are seven flowering plants, one moss and one lichen. The 

 remainder are fungi. A list of the additions accompanies this 

 report and is marked "A." 



The number of contributors is twenty-three. Among their con- 

 tributions are specimens of many extra limital species, not included 

 in the preceding eniuneration. These are kept distinct from the 

 herbariimi proper, which represents the State flora. A list of the 

 contributors and of their respective contributions is marked "B." 



A paper containing notices of species not before reported, together 

 with a record of their respective localities and descriptions of new 

 species, is marked "C." 



Notes and observations concerning those not new to our flora 

 will be found in a paper marked "D." 



Wishing to obtain good flowering specimens of certain plants 

 which grow upon the summit of Mt Marcy, that locality was 

 visited early in June. Although the snow had not yet entirely 

 disappeared from that high elevation, several of the desired plants 

 were in full bloom. Fine specimens were obtained of the alpine 



