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CLAVARIEI. 



ciavaria. GENUS LI. Clavaria (clava, a club). Linn. Fr. Syst. 



Myc. i. p. 465. 



Fleshy, branched or simple, somewhat round, without a distinct 

 stem. Hymenium continuous, dry, 

 homogeneous. For the most part 

 growing on the ground. Fr. Hym. 

 Eur. p. 666. 



I. RAMARIA (ramus, a branch). Holmsk. 

 Branched, branches attenuated upwards. 



A. Leitcosporce (ACVKOS, white; o-Tropos, seed). 

 Spores white or pallid. 



* Colour bright, yellow, red or violet. On 

 the ground. 



** Colour white or grey. On the ground. 

 *** Colour whitish or dingy. On wood. 



B. Ochrospora (J>xps, pale yellow; crn-opo?, 

 seed). Spores ochraceous or cinnamon. 

 There are analogous species in each section 

 which are so similar in form and colour that 

 their figures are with difficulty distinguished. 

 Yet they are most distinct ; the Ochrosporse 

 spongy, tough, the majority of them bitter, 

 and not fit to be eaten. 



* Colour yellow, somewhat cinnamon, saf- 

 fron. On the ground. 



Colour whitish, grey, violet. On the ground. 

 Growing on trunks. 



XCI. Clavaria cinerea. 

 third natural size. 



One- 



II. SYNCORYNE (avv, together; 

 tose at the base or fasciculate. 



* Reddish. 



** Yellowish or white. 

 *** Fuliginous or blackish. 



III. HOLOCORYNE (oAos, entire ; 

 at the base. 



* Colour changeable, becoming dark. 



** Colour unchangeable, commonly shining white. 



j, a club). Somewhat simple, caespi- 



, a club). Somewhat simple, distinct 



I. RAMARIA. Branched, branches attenuated upwards. 



A. LeucosporcE. Spores white or pallid. 



* Colour bright, yellow, red or violet. 



1. 0. botrytes Pers. Varying white, yellow, flesh-colour, 7.5 

 cent. (3 in.) and more high, but also less, fragile ; trunk very 

 thick, 2.5-5 cent. (1-2 in.), unequal, very much branched. 

 Branches swollen, unequal, somewhat wrinkled, red at the 

 apices. 



