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lid. The cap differs in shape from others that 

 have been described ; it is not funnel-shaped 

 nor streaked, and is scarcely depressed, and 

 the flesh is thick to the margin. It grows on 

 trunks of trees from July to November. 



CLAVARIEI, OR CLUB-SHAPED FUNGI. 



We now come to another order, Clavariei, of 

 which the first genus is Clavaria, from a word 

 meaning a club. They are fleshy fungi, not 

 coriaceous. They have no distinct stem and 

 generally grow on the ground. We will men- 

 tion a few of those we often see. They some- 

 what resemble coral in growth but not in color. 



CLAVARIA STRICTA = to draw tight. 

 The Constricted Clavaria. 



This Clavaria grows on trunks of trees. It 

 is of a pale yellowish color, becoming a dusky 

 brown (fuscous) when bruised. The base is 

 about 3 lines long, thick and much branched. 

 The branches and branch] ets are tense and 

 straight, crowded, adpressed and acute. Ste- 

 venson says that this species is uncommon in 

 Great Britain. 



