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CLAVARIEI. 



Clavaria. 



Genus LI. — Clavaria {clava, & club). 



Myc. i. p. 465. 



Linn. — Fr. Syst. 



Fleshy, branched or simple, somewhat round, without a distinct 



stem. Hymenium continuous, dry, 

 homogeneous. For the most part 

 growing on the ground. Fr. Hym. 

 Eur.fi. 666. 



I. Ramaria [ramus, a branch). Holmsk. 

 Branched, branches attenuated upwards. 



A. Leucosporce (Aev/cos, white; crnopos, seed). 

 Spores white or pallid. 



* Colour bright, yellow, red or violet. On 

 the ground. 



** Colour white or grey. On the ground. 

 *** Colour whitish or dingy. On wood. 



B. Ochrosporce (o>xp6s, pale yellow; o-n-opos, 

 seed). Spores ochraceous or cinnamon. — 

 There are analogous species in each section 

 which are so similar in form and colour that 

 their figures are with difficulty distinguished. 

 Yet they are most distinct ; the Ochrosporas 

 spongy, tough, the majority of them bitter, 

 and not fit to be eaten. 



* Colour yellow, somewhat cinnamon, saf- 

 fron. On the ground. 



On the ground. 



XCI. Clavaria cinerea. 

 third natural size. 



One- 



** Coloitr whitish, grey, violet. 

 *** Growing on tru?iks. 



II. Syncoryne (<rvv, together ; nopivr), a club), 

 tose at the base or fasciculate. 



* fteddish. 



** Yellowish or white. 



*** Fuliginous or blackish. 



III. Holocoryne (oAos, entire ; Kopvwrj, a club), 

 at the base. 



Colour changeable, becoming dark. 



Somewhat simple, caespi- 



Somewhat simple, distinct 



** 



Colour uncha?igeable, commonly shining white. 



I. — Ramaria. Branched, branches attenuated upwards. 



A. Leucosfiorce. Spores white or pallid. 



* Colour bright, yellow, 7'ed or violet. 



1. C. botrytes Pers. — Varying white, yellow, flesh-colour, 7.5 

 cent. (3 in.) and more high, but also less, fragile ; trunk very 

 thick, 2.5-5 cent. (1-2 in.), unequal, very much branched. 

 Branches swollen, unequal, somewhat wrinkled, red at the 

 afiices. 



