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have not yet been carefully studied, but. many specimens of them are 

 preserved in my collection, and the number of them belonging to the 

 State is estimated at 150. Of hepaticas and characcee we have 30 spe- 

 cies. The lichens are more than 150, and the number of fungi in 

 the State is at least 300. The interesting tribe of the alga? includes 

 a considerable number of species which are now receiving the special 

 attention of Prof. Bailey of West-Point, from whom I expect to re- 

 ceive an account of them to annex to my final report. 



Of the flowering plants already discovered in the State, 277 are trees 

 or shrubs, 150 are reputed to possess medical properties, 250 are or- 

 namental herbaceous species, and 140 are plants which have been in- 

 troduced from other countries, and are now naturalized in our soil. Of 

 proper grasses, our Flora contains 116 species, 24 of which are of fo- 

 reign origin. In the nearly allied tribe of the sedges, there are 140 

 species, more than half of which belong to the genus carex. 



The following catalogue, embracing all the flowering plants and ferns 

 hitherto detected in the State, is arranged according to the natural me- 

 thod. Only such synonyms are added as seemed necessary for distin- 

 guishing the species with certainty. I have also recorded the locality, 

 general or special, of each plant, together with the time of flowering, 

 popular names, and occasionally some remarks. The species that are 

 believed to be naturalized, have the mark ($) placed before them. 



It is my purpose in my final report to prepare full descriptions of all 

 these plants, in as popular language as the subject will admit of, with 

 particular attention to their economical and medicinal uses. It is desi- 

 rable, however, before the publication of this report, to render our list 

 of native plants as complete as possible, and it is my earnest desire that 

 every botanist in the State, who may receive this catalogue, will com- 

 municate to me any species not herein enumerated. Localities of rare 

 plants, and remarks on such as are useful, injurious or obscure, will 

 enable me to prepare a more complete, and therefore more useful Flora, 

 than I could give by my unassisted labors. I shall feel greatly obliged 

 for local catalogues of plants, drawn up somewhat after the manner of 

 the present list, with the precise time of flowering, and the period when 

 the fruit or seed ripens. When there is any doubt as to the names of 

 plants, dried specimens, with numbers annexed, can be sent to me for 

 examination. It will always afford me pleasure to receive collections 

 from any part of the State, and to name the plants which they contain. 



