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Peck : New Species of Fuxgi 



This species is closely related to C. clavatus (Pers.) Fr. from 

 which it differs in its coloration, 

 Sometimes the plants arc united at the base, forminc^ small clusters. 



larger size and smaller spores. 



Fr. and Clavaria pistil L 



L 



are carefully observed. 



pistilh 



firma 



Pilcus fleshy, firm, flexible, dimidiate or reniform, convex, 

 covered with a minute somewhat tufted tomcntum, buff verging 

 toward isabelline, flesh very white ; tubes short, 1-2 mm. long, 

 whitish, abruptly terminating at the stem ; stem firm, solid, some- 

 what irregular, cinnamon brown above, paler below, white within ; 

 spores minute, subglobose, about 3 fi broad. 



Pileus 6-7 cm. broad; stem 2.5 cm. long, 8-12 mm. thick. 



Among fallen leaves, near Manchester, N. H. October. Mrs. 

 A. M. Hadley. 



This is evidently a very rare and very distinct species. Only 

 two specimens were found and these were united at the base. 

 They were apparently growing from the ground where it was 

 covered with fallen leaves, but probably the base of the stem was 

 connected with some root or piece of buried wood. Most of the 

 described species have more or less red in the color of the pilcus, 

 but in this there are no red tints. The tomentum is of such a 



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character as to give the pileus a pulverulent appearance, but it is 

 not at all dusty nor easily separable. The flesh is pure white, of 

 a uniform but firm texture and a slightly acrid flavor. The tubes 

 are very minute and very short. The mass is rounded next the 



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stem, ending abruptly and not at all decurrent. 



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Helvella nigra 



Pileus irregular, cupular, 1.5-2 cm. broad, externally velvety 

 with short few-celled blackish brown or black septate hairs, hyme- 

 nium even, black ; stem 1.5-2 cm. long, solid, deeply sulcate and 

 lacunosely pitted, velvety, black ; asci 8-spored, 150-200 // long, 

 12-15 /abroad; spores elliptic, 15-20/^ long, 10-12 // broad, usu- 

 ally containing a single large shining nucleus. 



Ashes of an old 

 F. L. Har\'ey. 



Mt. Katadin, Maine. September. 



. This species is externally black and everywhere clothed with 

 short thick black hairs except on the hymenium, but the inner sub- 



