Education Department Bulletin 



Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York 



Entered March 3, 1908, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., under the act of Congress of 



July 16, 1894, as second-class matter 



NO. 429 ALBANY, N. Y. AUGUST 15, 1908 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 

 Museum bulletin 122 



REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1907 



Dr John M. Clarke, Director of the State Museum: 



I have the honor of submitting to you my report of work done 

 in the botanical department of the State Museum during the year 

 1907. 



Specimens of plants have been collected in the counties of Albany, 

 Greene, Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Onondaga, Putnam, Rensse 

 laer, Saratoga and Steuben. 



Specimens of plants have been contributed by correspondents and 

 others which were collected in the counties of Albany, Essex, 

 Franklin, Herkimer, Monroe, New York, Onondaga, Ontario, 

 Orleans, Richmond, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren 

 and Washington. 



The number of species of which specimens have been added to 

 the herbarium is 203. Of these, 82 are new to the herbarium, 121 

 are not. Of those new to the herbarium, 45 are new species, 38 

 being species of Crataegus, 7 of fungi. A list of the names of 

 the added species is given under the caption, '* Species added to the 

 herbarium." 



The number of those who have "contributed specimens is 72. 

 This includes those who have contributed specimens of extralimital 

 species and also those who have sent specimens for identification 

 merely, if the specimens were rare or if for any other reason they 

 were considered desirable or worthy of preservation. A list of the 

 names of contributors and of their respective contributions is given 

 under the heading " Contributors and their contributions." Under 

 the heading, " Species not before reported " may be found the 



