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by the small, subgiobose spores, longer and more slender, 

 flaccid, acute clubs, and in the gregarious habit. 



fff Broicnish or flesh-colour. 



Clayaria Ardenia. Sow. 



Ferruginous, becoming darker, elongated, simple, thickened 

 upwards, obtuse, hollow, base tomentose, not rooting ; spores 

 colourless, elliptical, 14-15 x 7-9 p.. 



Clavaria Ardenia, Sow., Fung., t. 215 ; Berk., Outl., p. 283 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., n. 989; Stev., Brit. Fung. ii. p. 300. 



On fallen branches, &c., in woods. Varying from 5-1 2 in. 

 high, and reaching ^ in. thick upwards; apex often acute 

 when young, becoming obtuse and sometimes more or less 

 hollowed out. 



Clavaria incarnata. Weissm. 



Simple, gregarious, cylindrical, apex obtuse, flesh-colour, 

 pruinose, internally purple ; spores colourless, elliptical, 

 8x4-5/i. 



Clavaria incarnata, Fr., Hym. Eur., p. 678; Stev., Brit. 

 Fung. ii. p. 301. 



On the ground. Simple, varying from ^-1^ in. high. 

 Distinguished from C. rosea in the duller red colour and in 

 being purple inside. 



PTERULA, Fr. 



Subcartilaginous, filiform, simple or densely branched, 

 branches equal, hymenium covering every part. 



Pterula, Fr., Linn. 1830, p. 351; Stev., Brit. Fung. ii. 

 p. 303. 



The two British species form dense tufts composed of 

 equal, thread-like branches, distinguished amongst the 

 Clavariei by the cartilaginous substance, especially when 

 dry, and in this character agreeing with the Tremellineae, 

 but distinct from the latter in the basidia producing four 

 sterigmata at the apex, which support the spores. 



Pterula subulata. Fr. 



Tufts densely branched, branches very slender, equal, not 

 much divided except at the tips, where they divide into 



