338 CLAVAEIEI. 



988. Clavaxia contorta. Fr, " Contorted Clavaria." 



Simple, bursting through the bark, stuffed, between spongy 

 and fleshy, somewhat twisted, rugose, obtuse, pruinose, watery 

 yellow. — Fr.Epicr.ii.hl^. Holms. 2^. 2^,ivitlijig. Fl. Dan.t. 

 1852,/. 1. Ann. N.H. no. 291. Kl. exs. no. 1125. 



On fallen branches. Rare. [Up. Carolina.] 



The erumpent habit easily distinguishes this curious species.— J/. J.B. 



989. Clavairia Ardenia. Sow, " Lady Arden's Clavaria." 



Simple, Tery long, thickened upwards, hollow, apex obtuse 

 and excayated, ferruginous, then bright brown, base tomen- 

 tose, not rooting. — Fr. Epicr.p. 579. Sow. t 215. Eng. Fl. v. 

 p. 175. 



On fallen branches. Rare. 



Above a span high, flexuous below, gradually incrassated upwards, smooth, 

 opaque, apex acute in the young plant, then obtuse and bursting. — Fries. 

 Sometimes rooting amongst leaves, and attaining a height of 9 in. ; hollow j 

 the whole plant being a thin, inflated skin. Spores very large, white, oval, 

 with an apiculus at one end, "OOje X '00035 in. 



990. Clavaria juncea. Fr. " Thread-like Clavaria." 



Gregarious, slender, filiform, flaccid, nearly ec|ual, fistulose, 

 acute, pallid, then reddish-brown, base creeping and fibrillose. 

 —Fr. Epicr.p. 579. Desm. exs. no. 310. Fl. Dan. t. 1257. Mich. 

 f. 87,/. 7. Bvll.t.AG3,f.H. Ann. N.H. 710. b2. 



Amongst leaves in woods. 



991. Clavaria acuta. Sow. " Acute Clavaria." 



Quite simple, straight, white, clubs distinct, acuminate, pruinose ; 

 stem cylindrical, equal. — Fr. Epncr, p. 580. Sow. t. 333. Eng. 

 Fl. Y.p. 177. 



On soil in garden pots. [Low. Carolina.] 



Solitary. Yery variable in size, from a few lines to an inch or more in 

 length. 



992. Clavaria uncialis. Grev. " Greville's Clavaria." 



Quite simple, stuffed, tough, straight, obtuse, smooth, con- 

 tiguous below, attenuated. — Fr. Epncr. p. 580. Grev. t. 98. Eng. 

 Fl. Y.p. ni. Berk. exs. no. 297. 



On dead stems of Umhelliferce. 



