178 Clavarias of the United States and Canada 



It differs from all others at all like it except the species in the 

 quick change of flesh to deep pink and in the spores. It is like C. 

 decurrens in almost identical spores, change of color when bruised 

 and in the color of the dried plants. The latter differs in growth 

 under conifers, much smaller size and different color when fresh. 

 As interpreted by Bresadola, Romell, and several other Euro- 

 pean botanists, C. condensata is C. stricta, as shown by their speci- 

 mens, but it is doubtful if the real C. condensata is that species. 

 The present species agrees well with Fries's description of C. con- 

 densata, the crowded bases and fibrillose mycelium in leaves of 

 frondose trees being particularly convincing. Sowerby's plate 157 

 (as C. muscoides), to which Fries refers, is also very like our 

 plant. That Sowerby's plate does represent our plant is rendered 

 more probable by the occurrence of the same species in the Kew 

 Herbarium (Massee, November, 1903, under lilacs, Kew Gardens), 

 labelled "C. rubella Schaeff. (C. condensata Fr.)" This has ex- 

 actly the appearance of our Chapel Hill plants, with spores also 

 the same but averaging a little shorter, 2.5-3.5 x 4-5f/.. 



North Carolina : Chapel Hill. Xo. 2769. In a thick layer of rotting leaves 

 of deciduous trees just outside of center gate of Arboretum, July 25, 

 1917. A large number of fine plants. (Type). No. 3116. Same 

 spot as No. 2769 and exactly like it, June 8, 1918. No. 3144. Same 

 spot as above, August 4, 1918. No. 3279. Among rotting leaves in 

 same spot as above, June 2, 1919. No. 3304. In rotting leaves under 

 privet in northeast corner of Arboretum, June 6, 1919. No. 4385. 

 Same spot as No. 2769, July 10, 1920. 



New York: Vaughns. Burnham. No. 4. (U. N. C. Herb.). In frondose 

 woods, July 29-30, 1915. Spores roughish, 3-3.5 x 6-6. 5/x. These plants 

 have the same reddish stains on the surface in dry state that the Chapel 

 Hill plants do, and in all other ways are exactly alike. No notes on 

 fresh state. 



Clavaria myceliosa Pk. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 31: 182. 1904. 



Plate 88 



This seems to be the western representative of C. decurrens, 

 with smaller spores. The types at Albany are very delicate little 

 plants, the spores pip-shaped, minutely papillate, about 2-2.2 x 3.5- 

 4[t.. Peck's description follows : 



