Lranclu's that tlicy art- hush-like in lonu. lii nAnv thi'V vary 

 from white to yclluw, ochraccDiis, tan (•()h)r, rcU or i)\irpl(', but 

 no hhick species are knnwn, althonnh siniihirly shapccl species of 

 a l)hick coh>r liclong to sonic otlicr tamilics of fnn<i:i. Several 

 species of this genus are reconh-tl ;i> ciliMc, and no species is 

 known to l)e (hinacroiisly lianiiful, yet iiiniiy ;iit too small or too 

 insipid or disagreeahle to he ot \aliie as ludd. Three species will 

 liere he deserihed : 



IMaiit siiii|ih', chih-.-.hapeil, C. 2^' (*'/'//" '■'•'<■. 



Phint hi-anched, hush-sha]»e(l, 1. 



I. Ti|)s ot' tlie l)ranchcs red, C. hotryfes. 



1. Tips of the hratiches yellow, C. flava. 



The Pistil clavaria or Large Club, Clavaria i)lstlllaris, is the 

 largest of our nnlnaiii lied species. It is commonly three to five 

 inches liigh, ami <>ne-lialf to two-tliirds of an iiuli tluck at the 

 top, wlicre it is rounded or very blunt. It gradually ta])ers down- 

 ward to the base. Its surface is smooth, and its color yellowish 

 or ochraceons, sometimes with a reddish tint. The flesh is soft 

 and while. Sometimes irregular or very short, thick forms oc- 

 cur, ami in I']iii<i|ic it is said to reach the height of twelve inches, 

 But 1 have seen no American plants so tall. It grows in grassy, 

 open jdaccs, or in thin woods and groves, in wet weather in sum- 

 mer. I have not eaten it, and introduce it on the recommenda- 

 tion of others, and as a reiirescntative of the simide forms of the 

 genus. 



The Ke(]-tippe(] ('lavai'ia Clavaria botrytes, has a very short, 

 thick, tieshy white stem, which snddenly divides above into a very 

 dense or comjiact mass of erect or ascending brandies, the tips of 

 which are of a red color, at least while yonng and fresh. This is 

 a good mark by which to recognize this species. The branches are 

 elsewhere whitish or pale yellow, and when old, even the tips fade 

 and lose their primary color. The plants are commonly three to 

 five inches high, and two to fonr inches broad, the stem l)eing 

 about an inch thick. It grows in thin woods and in open ]ilaces, 

 in wet or showery weather, from July to Septcndiei-. 



Mycologists agree in ascribing to this fungns delicious qualities 

 nud ;iii agreeable flavor. ITnfortnnately, it is not common with 

 ns. 



The Pale yellow clavaria, Clavaria fava, is very similar to the 

 I\ed-tip]>ed clavaria, but is at once distinguished by its having 

 yellow-tipped brandies. Its stem is short and thick, and is ab- 

 rnj)tly dissohed above into a dense mass of nearly parallel erect 



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