300 CLAVARIEI. 



Clavaria. Too nearly allied to C. juncea. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 677. Fl. Dan. I. 1256, 



1 100. f. 3. Holmsk. \. p. 15 with figure. Krombh. t. 5. f. 19. 



* C. Ardenia Sow. — Ferruginous then date brown, simple, very 

 long, more than 20 cent. (8 in.), thickened upwards, hollow, obtuse 

 or hollowed out at the apex, tomentose at the base, not rooting. 



The apex is acute when young, then obtuse, &c. 

 On fallen branches. Rare. 



Var. Ardenia only is British. Name— after Lady Arden. Sow. t. 215. 

 Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 677. Syst. Myc. i. p. 478. Berk. Out. p. 283. C. Hbk. 

 n. 989. S. My col. Scot. n. 946. 



38. C. juncea Fr.— Pallid then rufescent, 5-12.5 cent. (2-5 in.) 

 long, thin, Jiliform, Jlaccid, Jistulose, acute, the creeping base 



Jibrillose. 



Gregarious. Its affinity with Typhula is very close. The root is never 

 sclerotioid at the base, stem not distinct. Var. vivipara, fibrillose at the 

 sides. Bull. t. 463. /. H. 



In woods among leaves. Uncommon. Sept. 



Name— juncus, a rush. Fr. Hytn. Eur. p. 677. Syst. Myc. i. p. 479. 

 Berk. Out. p. 283. C. Hbk. n. 990. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 947. — Fl. Dan. t. 

 1257. Mich. t. 87. f. 7. 



39. C. tuberosa Sow. — Yellowish, csespitose, simple, tough, 

 even, linear, tuberous and rooting at the base. 



On birch. Very rare. Dunphail, Morayshire. Nov. 



Root a thick, strigose, subglobose tuber, giving out two or three simple 

 linear subacute receptacles from the same base. M.J.B. Not recorded since 

 the time of Sowerby till gathered at Dunphail by Dr Keith. Spores ellipsoid, 

 comma-shaped, punctate, 10 mk. Q. Name — tuber, a tuber. Tuberous- 

 rooted. Sow. t. 199. B. if Br. n. 1448. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 948. Calocera 

 Fr. Hynn. Eur. p. 080. Berk. Out. p. 284. C. Hbk. n. 994. 



** Colour utichangeable, commonly shining white. 



40. C. canaliculata Fr. — Shining white, 7.5 cent. (3 in.) long, 

 solitary, fistulose, slightly tough, very smooth, not rooting, at 

 length compressed, chajinelled or splitting longitudinally. 



Sometimes in pairs. 



On the ground. Coed Coch. 



Name — canaliculus, a small channel. Marked with channels. Fr. Hym. 

 Eur. p. 678. B. & Br. n. 1895. Quel. t. 21./. 1. —Bull. t. 496./. L.M. 



41. C. tenuipes B. & Br. — Pallid clay-colour. Club inflated, 

 wrinkled. Stem slender, flexuous, somewhat distinct from the 

 club. 



