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1. C. FLAVA, Schaeff. Fragile. Trunk thick, fleshy, white, 

 very much branched; the branches terete, even, fastigiate, obtuse, 

 yellow. 



On the ground in woods; rare. Three to 4 inches high, with the 

 trunk an inch in thickness. Spores pale or with a yellowish tint. 



2. C. BOTRYTES, Pcrs. Fragile. Trunk very thick, unequal, 

 very much branched; the branches turgid, unequal, somewhat 

 wrinkled, the apices red. 



In beech woods ; rare. Three inches or more in height, the 

 trunk 1-2 inches in thickness. Color variable white, yellow and 

 flesh-color. 



3. C. MUSCOiDES, Linn. A little tough, somewhat delicate, 

 yellow, two or three times forked ; the stipe slender ; the branch- 

 lets crescent-shaped, acute. 



In grassy woods; rare. One and one-half to 2 inches in height, 

 the slender stems scarcely an eighth of an inch in thickness. A 

 very pretty and delicate species. 



4. C. CRiSTATA; Pers. Tough, even, stulTed, white, the 

 branches dilated upward, acutely incised, crested. 



In woods growing on tiie ground among the old leaves ; not 

 uncommon. One to 2 inches in height. This is said to be an 

 exceedingly variable species ; our plant has the trunk white and 

 the branches cinereous, but it is plainly this species. 



5. C. RUGOSA, Bull. Tough, simple or sparingly branched, 

 thickened upward, wrinkled, wh.ite; the branches deformed, obtuse- 



In damp places in woods; rare. One to 2 inches in height; 

 very variable in shape, sometimes simple and clavate, sometimes 

 divided into 2-4 variously unequal branches. C. fnliginea, Pers. 

 is a sooty variety of this species. 



0. C. KuNZEi, Fr. Somewhat fragile, Ccespitose from a slender 

 base, very much branched, pure white; the branches elongated, 

 crowded, repeatedly forked, fastigiate, even, equal, compressed at 

 the axils. 



On the ground in woods; common. One and one-half to 2 

 inches in height. A beautiful species, growing in clusters, shining 

 white. 



7. C. SUBTILIS, Pers. Scattered, delicate, rather tough, whitish ; 

 the base glabrous, of equal thickness throughout; the branches 

 itw, forked, somewhat fastigiate. 



On the ground in woods; rare. One and one-half to 2 inches 

 in height. Simple or with a few branches. 



