'''VIoAf·' """,4f, I}' fb New York State Education Department New York State Museum JnllN M. CLAkKP.. Director CII.\IlI,t:l'- 11.. PRC"'. 'lalc BOlanist Bulletin n6 BOTANY 10 REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1906 ,~. t ....... tUltoo1lK:t1OlI .....•... S R(,lllar~) :lIld ob~·i1Ul)n$ ••....• 3J SII«I('$ lllkl('l!to the hCft;lilnum... 'J Edihlefnllgi ..•••..••••... , ~ ConlrllAlWr. :ltld Ihtll' (QUUill"l' Nc... York 'l'eClC'$ o~ H,.STOplwrll. 4); dun' 10 New ....Ot"k '11K" iu d Russul" 67 Sl'«i~. 1'01 btfor~ rqoorlM 17 ElI:IJlan.llion o( 1\1Jo(.. ~ . .. 9? :-,ll'W c,.Ir.JlinliHll ~('kHM illlll/.l. 31 11\<.1('1\ 111 • Al...1~AXV NIlW \-OJlK ":>1',,1'H l:lH·C.\TlO~ Dl:I'.\R.T)tI:~T 19°7 Price 35 cents STAT!!: OP HEW YORK EDUCATION DEPARTMENT I(o.ellu OhM UlI1_erohy Wnll iNn..hr.Ir'''''' up!,o 19'3 WIlI1'IH..\ ..... R£lI) M.A. LL.D. C/ulludl(}r New YClrk. 11)11 ST CLAIR MCKEt.WAY M.A. L.H.D. LL.D. D.C.L. Viet Chollcellor Drookl)'n Ipo8 D.\NII!I. B,tA('1l Ph.D. LL.D. Walkins 19'-1 Pl.l~n· '1'. 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PI:n::, Stall,: Bulanist Bulletin I I6 BOTANY 10 REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 1906 I)r }(JIIII M. C/r/rJIr, /)jrrrlQr of S(/flll"<' {)i'll;s;ou: I have tile honor of suhmittill!; til you the following report of work dUlie ill Ihe hotallical dl'I~'\rtlll(:1I1 of the Stale l\Iuseul11 duriug 1he yea r 1900, SI)CCiIllCIIS of plillltiJ fur the Siale hcrhariU\ll Il:;I\'\: been cQlIccted ill the coulltics of AIl),'\II!', COh\ll1hi:l. J)l1l'h~'ss. EsSC'x, Fl1lton, (;rccllc, Hallliitoll, J h'rkilllcr, lIlaLliSQI1, (lncida, Pntllalll, RClls~ :'\clacr, Saralul;a, St~'nhcn, :-;l1trolk :I1Ii! \Varr<.::ll. :-;pecilllo:ns of New York slx'ck'S h:\\,(' h~'ell reccived from COli· triblltol'S allli COrl'('S1J)1lI1(:llts, that W('rl' culledl'fl in the counties of Alban)', AlIq~af1)', ]1;\1I1.l\l<llIa. Coll1mbia, Essex, Fultoll, H(.·rkim~r, DUIChes:l. l\1:ulisull, ),Ionnle, Om'ida, Onondab-rn, Qral1b'C, Orleans, nellSlIClaer, Riehn'll.>IIlI, S,'\I'<ltOj..'7I. St('tlUell, Suffolk. TOlllpkins, \¥ar­ 1'~'11 lIlId \Vllshilll:;tOIl, The lIumher ul' !l1t('('iC$: of whidl ~JlrCimells hne \)cell atllled to the Stnle h(.~rllaritln\ is 15(" f th~, 60 nre species new to the herbariulfl, 96 arc IIUt flCW, Of the fornwr lIumber, 20 are COll­ ;:;irlcml tlew or tIlllle>criht'l! SltCcirs and descriptions oL these- will be {Otlll!! in :I11other i~llrt of this reparl. 1\ list of Ihe names of added sp~'l'i('s i!l J,:iven llIHI('I' the titlL' ., Specil's :uld('l1 tQ the 11('1'00­ rillln." The IIl1mher of thO$(' Wllll h:I\'(' ~'(1ulrilll\t('(1 ~pe('i1ll(,f1.~ is 61. Tlli:) includes fll.'\ny who have sent \~xtralill1ital SI'll,.'dIl1Cll;:; or sl)e(i· mellS simpl)' for ilk'ntifK,'atioll. lmt if tile spN'ifl)('I'~ were in good comlitioll wll('n h'Ceh'('d and w('re suitable or (ksirabl~ for the hcroarinm they h.•we bet.. 1 prcSl'rvct! amI ('rl'l!iled 10 the semler as a C'OlitribuliOIl. A list Ili the 1l,1I11~S ftf the cn\1ttibutors and their nOSIJCdi\'c 1'lllllrihtltil'Ll~ will 1)(' (t'lHul ul1d~'r tile titk " Cllntributor~ :"Ind their ('olltrilllltioIlS." The t1ll11lbcr (If slX'1:ilOS round or of whidL SIX'l'iIlW1I3 han' 1)'..'<.'11 6 contributed (hat are deemed lIew lO our New York t1or.a is 67. A r<.'COrd of these with their localities and descriptions of new species i.'J given under the lillc ,. Speciell llot beiore reported." Dellcripliomi of fi~e new hut cxtralimilal species and one new variety have beell added to this chapter. A record of new stations of rare plallt!>, of new varieties and fonn!l of well kno,,.n spccic:1.. ({'marks concerning distinguishing characters of closely rel,,!c•.! $pecie~ or obscn'ations uf unusual features in SOlne specic~ arc given under lhe title" RCIll<'1rks .:l.11cl observations:' The numher of New York species noticed in this chapler is 27. The study of our Ile;;hy fUlIgi :tntl the collection of specimens of them for the hcrb;ITiulll h:lVC been continuccl, though mllch of the !e:l5011 has 1x'C1l singularly ll11fa,'Orn!>lc to their prOd\letioll. Rain nml showers were frcq\lclIt ill thl." early part of SUl11mer bnt the llrcvailing low t~mperattlrc "":IS detrimental to llie growth of these "lnnI5. As the wealher became warmer the rains ccased and ex­ cessive dryncss pfC\'cnlcd their growth. September is llsually one of the best months of the y(~:lr fOI' 1l1ushroom growths, bllt this 5(:015011 il wall olle fIf tlH: pllorest. r.ale filII r~ill", howcvcr, lmmght ont n dcl;l),ctl crop which was :l\':til:thh' lit :\ lI111ch later date than usual alld helped to make good the IIcficicllCY of tile' mrlier part of the seaooll. The number of spede$ of fUllgi adde<l to the herbarium is 39 of which Ii arc IWI\' species. The tri,,1 of the edible qualitic$ of 0\11' willi mushrooms has re­ :\ultl'd in adding 11 SIX"Cics to OIlT list of those deemed edible, and lll"kcs the whole ntllllller of New York species of this cl<\ss 183. Of lhe II :'lClded s~ics 9 h""c been illtlSIr.\t~cl by colored figurc~ of l1alural sizc. (Iieurcs of thc .2 rcmaining :-pecies, RU5 SIII a cn rll' i Pk. and no let \l 5 rll gos i c ep s Pk. have bc~11 pnb­ Ii~hcd in I)l'~ccding report!;. Descriptions of lite J I species tested am! aPllroved this yenr will be fOil lid nndcr the title "Edible fllngi." Th~ study of our Crat"eglls Aor;J. has bt'cn cOnlinl1ed with lll11Ch il1terC5t. Specil\lcJ)~ h.1\·C been collecleu in the northern, c;J.stC,'rn. celllr:t1 all~l sO\lthwC'stcrn parts of the SI:lte. The Ill1mber of species add("lt to the Siale nora I'; R.. of ,,,hich two arc new species. This nc\llilion l1lak~ the 1\IH11her of • 'ew York species now 1.:110\\'1197. 'Mall}' SIX'~'i\1l~'Il~ ,\r Ihi~ !::~'lI\lS ::till rCIl1:lin IlIHIt'lcr11linecl. The (lcsll'urth'c illnllt;'nce ~)f bt.:o fr0:<t~ \'f:l.5 dearl)' SC('n ill the faill1re of lIl;my thNll hl1~h(':, whidl hort;' :t full ~'I\"'P of Aow('r~ 10 kEI>(.Ikl· 01' Tllf. ST.nE JlOT/\/"'ST 1906 7 tl vclap any fruil. The cSSCllti.11 l1(.ora] organs were frozen and COn~(lllenll}' lhe fruit failed to dc\·C'!0p. 111 such COlSl.-s thc stamens and pistils arc somctimes fruzell bciorc the IJmls open.