Crater ellus 



THELEPHORACEyE 



397 



LXXX. CRATERELLUS Pers. 

 (From the shape, like a small crater, cup or bowl.) 



Hymenium waxy-membranous, distinct, but adnate to the 

 hymenophore, inferior, continuous, smooth, even, or rugose. Pileus 



Fig. 95. — a, b, Craterellus cornucopioides Pers., entire and in 

 section, one-third natural size, c, basidiura and spores, X 500. 



entire, stipitate, fleshy or membranous. Spores white. (Fig. 95.) 

 Usually large, erect and funnel-shaped. Growing on the ground. 



Autumnal. Allied to Canthat -ellus. Species 1781 — 1785 



Tubiform, pervious to the base of the stem. 1781, 1782 



Infundibuliform, stem stuffed. 1783, 1784 



Irregularly shaped, pileus and stem fleshy. 1785 



1781. C. luteseens Fr. (from the yellowish colour; lutescens, 



yellowish) a. 



P. thin to submembranous, undulate, flocculose, warm vinous, 



orange-brown or dull ochre. St. smooth, ochre or salmon, or 



as P. Hym. rugoso-veined, ochre-cream, golden-sulphur or 



salmon, sometimes greyish. Flesh white-sulphur-ochre. 



Sometimes caespitose. Odour strong as of spirit. Moist woods; rare. Sept.- 

 Oct. 2f x 4 X § in. Sometimes turning black in decay. Easily con- 

 founded with 1379. 



1782. C. cornucopioides Pers. (from the shape, like a cornucopia) a b c. 

 P. thin to submembranous, undulate, squamulose, umber-sepia. 



St. pale grey-slate, often blackish at base. Hym. even, at 



length slightly wrinkled, dull purplish-grey. 



Solitary to crcspitose. Edible. Taste and odour agreeable. Woods, mixed, 

 fir. Aug. -Oct. 3£ X 5^ X I in. Never insect-eaten. Sometimes con- 

 founded with 1381, in which there are thick gills. This is the Italian 

 "Trombetta di morte." Mrs. Hussey records the sale of this species in 

 Covent Garden market. 



