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rounded, tapered. Branchlets many, unequal, blunt, slight, elas- 

 tic, toothed. Scent sweet. Taste agreeably bitter. Spores 

 brownish. 



Obs. Plentiful in some localities. A pretty good edible.— IT. D. H. 



(142.) CLAVARIA MUSCOIDES ; The Moss-gold. 



Habitat. Among thick moss. Scattered. 



Season. August to October. Common. 



Habit. Two or three inches high, egg-yolk yellow. Trunk 

 slight, slender, tomentose. Branches few, graceful, slender, dis- 

 tant, smooth. Branchlets elongate, tapered, arcuate, unequal, 

 pointed. Odourless. Taste piquant. Spores yellow. 



Obs. It is good, though sparing in quantity. May be mingled with other 

 species.— TF. D. H. 



(143.) CLAVARIA PISTILLARIS ; The Dryad's Club. 



Habitat. Among grass, fern, and undergrowth. Singly, or by 

 twos and threes. 



Season. September to November. Uncommon. 



Habit. Four to twelve inches high, dull tawny or red-brown, 

 simple, club-shaped, large, fleshy, stuffed, smooth, obovate above, 

 tapered to base, perhaps bent or not vertical. Odour slight. 

 Taste bitterish. Spores white. 



Obs. Though wholesome, it is tough and poor in flavour. Young individuals 

 only should be gathered. — W. D. H. 



(144.) CLAVARIA RUGOSA ; The Wrinkle-twig. 



Habitat. Damp corners of shady woods. Scattered. 



Season. August to November. Common. 



Habit. One to three inches high, pallid or dingy. Trunk 

 almost simple, thick, attenuate below, rugose. Branches few, 

 irregular, rounded, rugose, dilate, furcate, blunt. Odour slight. 

 Taste good. Spores white. 



Obs. Pretty plentiful, and of excellent quality, though small. — W. D. H. 



(145.) CLAVARIA VERMICULATA; The Little White Fascine. 

 Habitat. On lawns, meadows, amid short grass. In bundles. 

 Season. August to November. Common. 



