The largest and most noteworthy Cordyceps known. Its method 

 of growth is clearly shown on our photograph. The larva is supposed 

 by Gray to be that of a species of Pielus, a large brown moth of 

 Australia. The larva lives in burrows in the ground. When it is 

 killed by the parasite, it remains in its tube in a vertical position. 

 The fungus is developed in the same vertical plane in the head of 

 larva. It branches near the base into three or four branches which 

 grow to the surface of the ground (from two to four inches in all the 

 specimens I have seen). At the surface of the ground each branch 

 projects only about an inch, giving off short, compressed forks. The 

 entire fungus when dug up resembles a stag's antlers, and it is a pity 

 it was not named in accordance. The projecting portion, which no 

 doubt becomes the fertile portion, forms on the surface "a circular 

 bunch of branches of a brown, velvety appearance." The specimens 

 I have are not in fruit, and I am unable to see any perithecia on any 

 of the photographs I have. They are stated to be superficial, but I 

 am not so sure. 



Fig. 620. 



Cordyceps Dovei. 



Cordyceps Taylori was first found in 1837 by "Rev. Mr. Taylor, 

 of Waimati," and sent to Hooker. It was named by Berkeley and 

 figured in Hook. Jour. Bot. 1843. I am not satisfied that it is the 

 same plant as our photograph. The type is preserved at Kew, and 



