﻿REPORT 
  OF 
  THE 
  STATE 
  BOTANIST 
  83 
  

  

  the 
  stored 
  specimens 
  is 
  practically 
  placed 
  beyond 
  my 
  control. 
  They 
  

   are 
  not 
  accessible 
  for 
  inspection, 
  reference, 
  study 
  or 
  comparison, 
  and 
  

   if 
  kept 
  long 
  in 
  that 
  condition 
  they 
  are 
  liable 
  to 
  suffer 
  injury 
  and 
  pos- 
  

   sibly 
  irreparable 
  loss. 
  

  

  The 
  specimens 
  in 
  the 
  Herbarium 
  cases 
  are 
  kept 
  under 
  lock 
  and 
  

   key, 
  but 
  the 
  light 
  glass-paneled 
  doors 
  of 
  the 
  cases 
  do 
  not 
  furnish 
  

   all 
  the 
  safeguard 
  to 
  the 
  contents 
  that 
  is 
  desirable. 
  It 
  is, 
  therefore, 
  

   greatly 
  to 
  be 
  hoped 
  that 
  this 
  state 
  of 
  things 
  will 
  not 
  continue 
  longer 
  

   than 
  is 
  absolutely 
  necessary, 
  and 
  that 
  soon 
  suitable 
  safe 
  and 
  adequate 
  

   accommodations 
  will 
  be 
  assigned 
  to 
  the 
  Herbarium 
  and 
  the 
  neces- 
  

   sary 
  office 
  and 
  working 
  room 
  to 
  the 
  Botanist. 
  

  

  Respectfully 
  submitted, 
  

  

  CHAS. 
  H. 
  PECK. 
  

   Albany, 
  November 
  30, 
  1896. 
  

  

  