CLAVARIA. 291 



About beech stumps. Inverary, &c. Rare. Aug.-Oct. Clavaria. 



Spores ellipsoid, suhhyaline, 12-15 x 6 mk. K. Edible. Name — /3oTpu?, a 

 cluster of grapes. From the form. Pers. Syn. p. 587. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 

 667. Syst. Myc. i. p. 466. Sv. dtl. Sv. t. 35. Berk. Out. p. 278. C. Hbk. 

 n. 959. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 918. Fl. Dan. t. 1303. Barla t. 40. /. 1-3. 

 Krombh. t. 53. f. 1-3. Harz. t. 67. Corda Ic. v. f. 75. Quel. t. 2.x. f. 4. — 

 Schccff. t. 176. Wulf. in Jacqu. Coll. ii. t. 13. Holmsk. Up. 117 with fig. 

 Krombh. t. 53.fi. 4 (white). 



2. 0. amethystina Bull. — Violet, fragile, very much branched, 

 equal at the base. Branches round, even, obtuse. 



In grassy woods and pastures. Uncommon. Aug.-Oct. 



Very variable in size. Sometimes 7.5 cent. (3 in.) or more high and very 

 much branched, sometimes a few lines and nearly simple. M.J.B. Edible. 

 Name — d/xefluaro?, amethyst. From the colour. Bull. t. 496. f. 2. Fr. Hym. 

 Eur. p. 667. Berk. Out. p. 279. t. 18. f. 2 small var. C. Hbk. n. 960. S. 

 Mycol. Scot. n. 919. — Holmsk. Ot. i. p. wo with fig., borrowed in Nees Syst. 



/• IS 1 - 



3. C. fastigiata Linn. — Scarcely exceeding 2.5 cent. (1 in.) 

 long, egg-yellow, slightly tough, caespitose, very much branched, 

 equal. Branches short, divaricate, branchlets fastigiate. 



It varies with the apices light yellow and fuscous. 



In pastures. Very common. Aug.-Oct. 



Spores pale buff, irregular, 7 mk. W.G.S.; subsphaeroid, 6 mk. K. Name 

 —fastigium, the top. Reaching the top. Linn. Suec. n. 1269. Fr. Hym. 

 Eur. p. 667. Berk. Out. p. 279. C. Hbk. n. 961. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 920. 

 Bull. t. 358. /. D, E. Holmsk. i. /. 90 with fig. Fl. Dan. t. 836. /. 2. C. 

 pratensis Syst. Myc. i. p. 471. Pers. Comm. t. 4./. 5. Ray Syn. t. S.f. 4. 



4. C. muscoides Linn. — Yellow, slightly tough, becoming 

 slender, twice or thrice forked, stem thin. Branchlets crescent- 

 shaped, acute. 



In pastures. Frequent. Aug.-Oct. 



Taller than C. fastigiata, solitary, less branched, dry, very smooth, except 

 the base which is tomentose. M.J.B. Name— ?nuscus, moss; etSos, appear- 

 ance. Like a tuft of moss. Linn. Suec. n. 1270. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 667. 

 Berk. Out. p. 279. C. Hbk. n. 962. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 921. Fl. Dan. t. 

 775. /. 2. Bull. t. 496./. O, Z. Holmsk. i. p. 89 with fig.— Schceff. t. 173. 

 Krombh. t. 53./. 22, 23. Vaill. Par. t. 8./. 4. 



5. C. curta Fr. — Greenish -yellow, very small, very much 

 branched, pressed close together. Stem none. Branches short, 

 crowded, obtuse. 



Nearest to C. fastigiata, but differing in stature and colour, never egg- 

 yellow as in that species. 



• On the ground. Coed Coch. Holme Lacy. 



