REPORT 



To the HonoraUe the Legislature of the State of New York : 



The Regents of the University herewith submit the Report of 

 • the Director of the State Museum of Natural History, which con- 

 tains a full exhibit of the condition and progress of the museum 

 during the year 1871, and also the report of the Botanist on his 

 P department. These officers have worked with zeal and success, 

 and, as the result of their labors, the museum is constantly 

 becoming a more perfect representation of the Natural History of 

 the State. 



Respectfully submitted. 



E. C. BENEDICT, 

 Chancellor of the University^ pro tern. 



