174 FUNGI. [Clavaria, 



3. C. stricki, Pers. {straight-branched Clavaria) ; much 

 branched pale at length brownish, branches and branclilets 

 straight adpressed acute. Pers. St/n. jj. 588. Fr. Syst. Myc, 

 V, I. jj. 468. Fl. V, \. p. 229. — C. muscoides, Sow. t, 156. 



Woods and gardens, on wood ; not common. Sowerhy. — " Stem 

 rather slender, ascending, furnished at the base with rooting fibriUce, 

 firm, above 3 lines high and thick. Branches divided in an arcuate 

 manner, then converging, opaque, generally pale-yellow, brownish when 

 bRjised. Sporules cinnamon." Fi: I. c. 



4. C. abietina, Pers. {fir-grove Clavaria); very much branched 

 dull ochre, stem clothed with white down, branches straight 

 close sulcato-rugose, branchlets forked acute. Pers. Syn, 

 p. 588. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 1. p. 469. Grev. Fl. Ed. p. 412. 



Scot. Crypt. Fl. t. 107. Kl. Fung. Germ. exs. n. 43. 



Fir woods, on the ground. Not uncommon. Aug. — Sept. — Easily 

 known by its changing to green when bruised. " Sporules ochraceous.'* 

 Grev. 



5. C. pratensis, Pers. (Meadow Clavaria) ; tufted yellow, 

 stem slender, branches short geniculate divaricate, branchlets 

 obtuse subfastigiate. Pers. Com. t, 4. f. 5. Syn. p. 590. 



Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 1. p. 471. Grev. Fl. Ed. p. 412 C. mus- 



coides, Bolt. t.\\4. — C.fastigiata, Bidl. t. 358. D. E. With. v. 4. 

 jy. 339. Purt. Midi. Fl. v. 3. n. 1508. — Ramaria fastigiata, 

 Holmsh. Ot. I. p. 90, cum Jig. — Cor alio -fungus ^ Vaill. t. S. f. 4. 



Meadows and woods : Common. Oct. Nov. — Readily distinguished 

 by its tufted fastigiate mode of growth. The apices are often incras- 

 sated. 



6. C. corniculdtaf SchcefF. (yelloia-horned Clavaria) ; yellow 

 erect branched, branches slender much divided in a dichotomous 

 manner, branchlets slender acute the axils lunulate. Schceff. 

 t. 173. Pers. Syn. p. 5S9. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 1. p. All. Grev. 

 Fl. Ed. p. 412. — Ramaria muscoides, Holmsk. Ot. I. p. 87. 

 cum Jig. 



Meadow, grassy woods, &c. Oct. Common. — " Taller than the 

 last, solitary, less branched, dry; very smooth, except the base which is 

 tomentose ; bright yellow, resembling somewhat the yolk of an egg; 

 branchlets elongated, attenuated, subcompressed, acute or obtuse." 

 Fr. I. c. 



7. C. amcthystina^ Bull. (^Amethyst Clavaria); very much 

 branched, branches elongated subcylindric obtuse. Bidl. t. 496. 



/. 2. Pers. Syn. p. 590. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 1. p. 472. Purt. 

 MSS. Roques, Hist des Champ, t. 1. /. 2. — C. purpurea, 

 Schceff. t. 172. — Ramaria amethyslina, Holmsk. Ot. 1. p. 110. 

 cum Jig — C. corcdloides {purple var.), With. v. 4. p. 339. Purt. 

 MidLFl.v. 2.J0. 697. 



Amongst leaves under trees. Rare. Aug. Sept. Stachhouse. Purton. 

 — Esculent. 



8. C.cristdla, Holmsk. (crested Clavaria) ; tufted smooth even 



