REPORT OF THE BOTANIST, 



Hon. David Murray, LL. D., 



Secretary of the Board of Regents of the University : 



Sir — Since the date of my last report, specimens of two hundred 

 and forty-eight species of plants have been mounted and placed in the 

 State Herbarium, of which ninety-four species were previously unrep- 

 resented therein. The others represent species by improved specimens, 

 or are forms or varieties not before represented. A list of the names 

 is marked (1). 



During the past season specimens have been collected in the counties 

 of Albany, Greene, Putnam and Rensselaer. These represent one 

 hundred and fifteen species, of which sixty-seven are new to the State 

 and to the Herbarium, and forty are believed to be unpublished. A 

 list of the names of the collected specimens is marked (2). 



Among the contributed specimens, only one collected in the State 

 proves to be new to our flora. A list of the names of contributors 

 and their contributions is marked (3). 



A record of the species now added to our flora and of the descrip- 

 tions of such as are yet unpublished is marked (4). 



A part of the report containing remarks and observations upon 

 various species and a list of the New York Oarices at present known 

 is marked (5). 



In pursuance of the plan introduced in the Thirty -third Report, in ref- 

 erence to the subgenus Amanita, and for the reasons therein stated) 

 descriptions of all the hitherto known New York species of Agarics 

 belonging to the subgenus Lepiota have been drawn up, and, in many 

 instances, made more complete by the addition of the dimensions and 

 character of the spores. Full remarks concerning the peculiarities, 

 variations and distinctive features of each species are added to its 

 description, and important characters are italicized. A synoptical 

 table is introduced, which is intended to aid in tracing any given 

 species to its name. This monograph of our Lepiotse is marked (6). 



A table case has been filled with specimens of earth-stars (Geaster), 

 puff-balls (Lycoperdon and Bovista) and sap-balls (Polyporus) placed 



