294 CLAVARIEI. 



Clavaria. B. Ochrosporo?.. Spores ochraceous or cinnamon. 



* Colour yellow, somewhat cinnamon, saffron. 



14. C. aurea Schasff. — Trunk thick, elastic, pale, divided into 

 stout, tense and straight, very dichotomously branched, round, 

 obtuse, somewhat toothed, yellow bra?iches. 



Large, 7.5-10 cent. (3-4 in.) high, elastic, soft, not pure yellow. 



In mixed woods. Rare. Aug.-Oct. 



Spores ellipsoid, 10-14x5-6 mk. K. Name — aurum, gold. Yellow. 

 Schceff. t. 287 6-= 285. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 670. Berk. Out. p. 280. C. Hbk. 

 n. 969. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 929. — Bull. t. 222. Krombh. t. 53. /. 7. 



15. C. formosa Pers. — Trunk thick, 2.5 cent. (1 in.) and more, 

 whitish, elastic. Branches very much branched, elongated, 

 orange -rose -colour, branchleis obtuse, light yellowish. 



Variable. 



In woods. Rare. 



Spores elongated oval, covered with papillae, 16x8 mk. W.G.S. Name — 

 formosus, finely formed, beautiful. Pers. Ic. & descr. t. 3. f. 5. Fr. Hym. 

 Eur. p. 671. Syst. Myc. i. p. 466. B. 6f Br. n. 1031. C. Hbk. n. 970. 

 Krombh. t. 54./". 21, 22. Holmsk. i. n. 13 with Jig. Corda Ic. iii. f. 136. — 

 — Harz. t. 7 lower fig. Batsch f. 48. 



16. C. spinulosa Pers. — Trunk short, rather thick (2.5 cent., 

 1 in.), pallid. Branches elongated, crowded, tense and straight, 

 attenuated, somewhat cinnamon (fuliginous-date-brown : Pers.), 

 of the same colour at the apex. 



More distinct than C. aurea and formosa. 



In pine woods. Coed Coch. 



Name — spinulosus, spined. From the appearance of the branches. Pers. 

 Obs. 2. /. 3. f. 1. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 671. Syst. Myc. i. p. 468. B. & Br. 

 ?i. 1302. — Kroinbh. t. 53. f. 8. 



17. C. abietina Pers. — Height 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) Ochra- 

 ceous, trunk short, rather thick (8 mm., 4 lin.), white-toinentose, 

 very much branched. Branches crowded, longitudinally wrinkled 

 when dry, branchlets tense and straight, acute. 



Becoming green when rubbed. Taste bitter. 



Under spruce fir. Common. Aug.-Oct. 



Spores oval, greenish-yellow, 5x4 mk. W.G.S. ; subellipsoid, 8-10x4-6 

 mk. K. Name — abies, fir. Pers. Comm. p. 46 (var. ) Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 671. 

 Syst. Myc. i. p. 469. Berk. Out. p. 280. C. Hbk. n. 971. .S. Mycol. Scot, 

 n. 930. Grev. t. 117. Fl. Dan. t. 2030. f. 2. 



