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size. They ^rovv, however, inucli laijier tli.iii this specimen. The 

 species is vviJc-ls' Jistrihuted, aiui nut uncnmtnoii. It is e.xcellent for 

 food . 



Hydnum caput=ursi Hi . Edible. — Tiiis plant is also a beautiful one. 

 It is more cuninion than the coral hwinum so far as my observation 

 ooes. It is known by the popular name of " bear's head hs'dnum " 

 in allusion to the tzroups of spines at the ends of the branches. It 



FuiiRE i86. - Hydnum crinaccus. Entirely white (natural >ize, often larger). 



occurs in woods with a similar habit of growing on trunks, branches, 

 etc. This plant also arises from the wood with a single stout stem, 

 which then branches successively, the ends of the branches having 

 groups of long pendant spines appearing like numerous heads. 

 Sometimes the spines on the top of the group are twisted or curled 

 in a peculiar way. l.argr tufts are sometimes formed, varying from 

 i2-2O0r more centimeters in diameter. Figure 185 is from a plant 

 collected at Ithaca. 



