Clavaria.] FUNGI. 173 



Fries into the specific character, is certainly, as Dr. Greville hints, in- 

 admissible. An inspection of specimens clearly shows that it depends 

 entirely upon the nature of the bark on which it grows. Part of one 

 of Dr. Greville's specimens is very rugged and the rest nearly even : 

 Captain Carmichael's appear to have arisen from several smaller con- 

 fluent nearly orbicular individuals, each of which is very rugged with 

 concentric ridges and minutely cracked in a radiating manner. The 

 margin is in these distinct, of a beautiful golden-brown, minutely waved 

 and ap[)arently recurved. 



42. T.Lauro-ctrasi, Berk. (^Chernj-JaurelThelephord); at first 

 orbicular, tlie circumference subtomentose and pale, at length 

 confluent of a uniform pale cinnamon smooth. 



On Prumis Lauro-cerasus, WoUaston, Notts.: Rev. 31. J. Bei'helei/. 

 — At first appearing under the form of orbicular, gregarious patches, 

 brownish or somewhat rufous in the centre, pale towards the circum- 

 ference which is very thin and subtomentose ; when full grown it is 

 equally thick all over, the circumference well defined, the extreme e(}..gQ 

 only very minutely pubescent, of a [)leasant pale cinnamon, following 

 the inequalities of the wood, otherwise even and quite free from bristles ; 

 slightly cracked when dry. I can find nothing at all agreeing with tb.e 

 present species, which is placed here because of its stronger resemblance 

 to T. cornigata, than to any other species with which I am acquainted ; 

 though, perhaps, it is more nearly allied to some of the foregoing section ; 

 but I have never found any tendency in the margin to become reflexed. 



Tribe II. CivAVATi. (from clava, a. club). Bccepfacle verti- 

 cal, simple or branched, tending to a cylindrical form, immarginaie. 

 IJymenium superior. Ascijixed. 



15. Clavaria. Vaill. Clavaria. 

 Heceptncle erect, more or less cylindrical, liomog-oncous, con- 

 fluent with tlie stem. Hijmeniiun occupying the whole surface. 

 — Name derived from clava, a club, on account of the peculiar 

 form. 



* Branched. 



1. C. coralloides, L. (Coral Clavaria) ; erect white, ?tem 

 rather thick, branches unequal elongated mostly acute. Linn. 

 Suec. l->68. Sow. t. 278. {upper figure). Part. Midi. Fi v. 2 

 4-3. n. 10G4. Fr. Sgst. Myc. v. 1. /). 467. Greu. Fl. Fd. 

 p. 412. — Ramaria coralloides, alb. Jlolmsh. Ol. 1. p. 113, cjim 

 fig. — b. grisea. CI. cincr<a, Grcv. Srot. Crypt. Fl. t. 04, 321. 



On the ground in shady f)laocs after nnich rain : not common. — Pure 

 white, sometimes violet at the base. In accordance with the views of 

 M. Fries, A. ri/u-rea, (hcv. is introduced here as a variety, though it 

 must he confessed there is little similarity in form. 



2. C. grisea, Pers. (grey darh-sccdcd Clavaria') ; cinereous, 

 stem thick, branches somewhat rugose, brancldets ol)tuse 

 nne(jual. Pers. Syn.p. 580. Fr. Syst. Jfyc. v. \. p. 408. 



On the ground, Captain Carna'chacl. — Differs from the foregoing in 

 the subferruginous spurults. 



