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REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 



(During the past year the work of the office has practically passed into 

 the hands of Dr H. D. House, assistant in botany, who took the place of 

 S. H. Burnham, resigned, and who has prepared this report.) 



Noteworthy contributions. Specimens of ten species of Cra- 

 taegus have been added to the herbarium. These were collected 

 by Dr J. V. Haberer, in central New York, and are the co-types 

 of species described by Prof. C. S. Sargent in the report for 1912. 

 Nearly all the 218 known species of Crataegus in this State are now 

 represented by specimens in the herbarium. Doctor Haberer has 

 also contributed four new species of Antennaria, to be described 

 later by Dr E. L. Greene of Washington, D. C, a specialist upon 

 that group. Doctor Haberers set of plants also includes several 

 other species either new to the State or new to central New York. 

 Mr A. Olsson of Gloversville has collected and presented to the 

 herbarium a large number of Fulton county plants containing 

 several additions to the flora of the State and to Fulton county, 

 the most interesting being a small orchid, Ophrys australis 

 (Lindl.) House. 



Dry weather damage to maples. About the middle of July 

 several inquiries were received concerning damage to maple foliage. 

 The first noticeable effect was a bronzing of the leaves, followed 

 by the withering and death of the leaves when they turned brown 

 but remained attached to the limbs, thus causing a very unsightly 

 appearance. Most of the complaints apparently considered the 

 damage due to either fungus or insect enemies of the tree. By 

 the last of July the damage seems to have been generally noticed 

 on shade and park maples throughout most of the State. A personal 

 examination of some of the badly affected trees in towns of the 

 central part of the State and about Albany resulted in an ex- 

 planation of the damage. 



July was ushered in by about ten days of unusually hot weather, 

 following a considerable period of drought, with high temperatures 

 prevailing on some days. While the week of July 6th was a little 

 cooler, the drought continued, and in fact the precipitation for the 

 entire summer was far below normal. On July 12th and 13th 

 there occurred a strong hot and dry westerly and southwesterly 

 wind, which continued with greater or less strength for several 

 days. 



