Flora and Fauna 



The altitudes of many of the places named in the Catalogue 1882 

 have been indicated upon the map which accompanies it. It is Y 

 supposed that these will prove of no little interest. The state- 

 ment that in respect to the growth of plants a higher elevation is 

 epuivalent to a higher latitude here meets with some note-worthy 

 confirmations. . . . 



The table, which is appended to the Catalogue, is designed 

 to show, at one view, the number of genera and species in the 

 several classes and orders of plants represented in our Flora. . . . 



It would be very far from the truth to assert that the entire 

 territory included within the limits of fifty miles from Buffalo has 

 been fully explored, and all its floral treasures brought to light. 

 Much of Wyoming and Genesee counties remains to be examined. 

 Except near Niagara River very little has been done in the 

 Ontario District. In that part of the Erie District which lies west 

 of Niagara River many localities remain to be investigated. But 

 it is very safe to say that all our characteristic flowering plants 

 and all our more abundant cryptogams are named in the Cata- 

 logue. The species hereafter to be detected within our limits 

 will probably be found in scanty numbers and inhabiting very 

 narrow bounds. 



The naturalized plants of Buffalo are a large and increasing 

 number. In accordance with usage their names appear in the 

 Catalogue in small capitals. . . . 



(Collection and listing of lichens by Miss Mary L. Wilson.) 



(Algae by Prof. David S. Kellicott, of the State Normal 

 School, of Buffalo.) 



(Lists of Musci, Hepaticae and Fungi supervised and edited 

 by Charles H. Peck, of Albany, State Botanist.) 



(Map by Julius Pohlman, custodian of the Society, and Henry 

 Chandler of Buffalo.) 



[Plants known to have existed here formerly included, but not 

 numbered. Locality indicated where not of general diffusion.] 



A word may be of use in explanation of the nomenclature 

 adopted in the Catalogue. As a rule, the names of the species 



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