216 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [MARCH 
It is very commonly the only higher fungus present in those places. 
The plants occur singly, or sometimes in twos or threes, but never 
cespitose nor scarcely gregarious, since an area of two or three square 
rods yielded at best only about thirty specimens. 
The fruit bodies when young are pure white, but as they become 
old the upper halves often run through shades of ochraceous, even to 
orange, which they retain in drying. The plants vary in height from 
Fics. 1 and 2.— Craterellus taxophilus. From photographs. 1, natural 
et ae 
A2.5. 
8 to 30™", and in diameter at apex, from 4 tog™”. One specimen was 
fully developed at 8™™ (fig. 5,/); the longest one seen (jig. 4, §) Was 
30" in height. Far the largest number measured between 14 and 
18™". In shape the most usual form is an obconical pileus passing 
over into a stem of nearly uniform diameter and varying in length 
from one-half to two-thirds the whole length of the plant. The apex 
of the pileus is abruptly truncate at times, but is usually furnished with 
a free margin, which may be upturned so that the center is markedly 
depressed, or more commonly expanded and wavy, often deflexed in 
age, and even almost involute in cases (figs. 1, 5)... The stm in some 
specimens is straight, but is usually curved, especially near its point of 
