32 Journal of the Mitchell Society [October 



1. Craterellus cantharellus Schw. 



Plates 4, 5 and 16. 



Plants medium to large, gregarious, often cespitose, firm and solid, 

 growing in low woods and in swamps ; not common. Cap up to 14 

 cm. wide, slightly or rather strongly depressed in center at maturity, 

 the margin uplifted and arched, strongly sinuate or lobed; surface 

 smooth, even, dry, about egg yellow. Flesh thick, firm, with the 

 fragrance of Cantharellus cibarius. 



Hymenium varying from quite smooth to distinctly rugose- 

 wrinkled over most of the surface, the very margin nearly always 

 slightly rugose at least, the wrinkles anastomosing; color distinctly 

 salmon. 



Stem up to about 6 cm. long, expanding upward into the cap, al- 

 ways bent, surface smooth, texture solid and quite firm. 



Spores (of ]^o. 115 Y) a distinct and pretty salmon pink, elliptic, 

 smooth, 4-4.5 x 5-8/t*. 



In Ann. Mo. Bot. Garden 1: 330. 1914, Burt remarks: 

 "This species is so similar to Cantharellus cibarius in habit, colora- 

 tion, size and form — differing from the latter only in the more even 

 hymenium — that figures of C. cibarius will serve very well for Cra- 

 terellus Cantharellus, if allowance is made for the different hyme- 

 nium. The firm and solid stem of C. Cantharellus distinguishes this 

 species from C. odoratus easily." 



1157. Low grounds of New Hope Creek, about 200 yards below bridge on 



Durham road, July 18, 1914. Photo. 



In this collection of many fine plants the largest was 12.5 cm. 



high and 14 cm. wide. The venation was confined to about 2 cm. 



of the margin except in the very largest plants and in no case did 



the veins extend to the stem (see photo). 

 1584. Same spot as No. 1157 and just like that collection only smaller, June 



26, 1915. Spore surface almost smooth. 



*In N. Y. St. Mus. Bull. 1, No. 2, p. 47, Peck says: "The spores . . . have a yel- 

 lowish or salmon-yellow tint." 



