CHAPTER VII: FAIRY CLUBS AND CORAL 

 FUNGI CLAVARIACE^ 



THE fairy clubs and coral fungi belong to the family Clava- 

 riacece. They are fleshy fungi of upright growth, which hava 

 their spore-bearing surface exposed on the apices of branching 

 or simple club-like forms. Many are extremely beautiful, re- 

 sembling corals of exquisite shades of pink, violet, yellow, or 

 white. 



The seven genera are distinguished by the colour of the 

 spores, by their habit of growth whether simple or branched, 

 and, if branching, by the form of the branches ; whether club- 

 like or thread-like, flat or round, cartilaginous or leathery. Many 

 of the members of this family are edible, and none are known to 

 be unwholesome, so that it will be safe for a beginner to try any 

 of them. 



GENUS PHYSALACRIA 



Plant small, simple, hollow, and enlarged at the apex. 



GENUS PISTILLAR1A 



Plants conspicuous, club-shaped or thread-like, with two 

 spicules to each spore-bearing cell. 



GENUS TYPHULA 



Plants conspicuous, club-shaped or thread-like, with four 

 spicules to each spore-bearing cell. 



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