294 CLAVARIEI. 



Clavaria. B. Ochrosporcz. Spores ochraceous or cinnamon. 



* Colotir yello w, somewhat cinnamon, saffron. 



14. C. aurea Schaeff. Trunk thick, elastic, pale, divided into 

 stout, tense and straight, very dichotomously branched, round, 

 obtuse, somewhat toothed, yellow branches. 



Large, 7.5-10 cent. (3-4 in.) high, elastic, soft, not pure yellow. 

 In mixed woods. Rare. Aug.-Oct. 



Spores ellipsoid, 10-14x5-6 mk. K. Name aurum, gold. Yellow. 

 Schce/. t. 287 & 285. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 670. Berk. Out. p. 280. C. Hbk. 

 n. 969. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 929. Bull. t. 222. Krombh. t. 53. /. 7. 



15. C. formosa Pers. Trunk thick, 2.5 cent, (i in.) and more, 

 whitish, elastic. Branches very much branched, elongated, 

 orange -rose -colour, branchlets obtuse, light yellowish. 



Variable. 



In woods. Rare. 



Spores elongated oval, covered with papillae, 16x8 mk. W.G.S. Name 

 formosus, finely formed, beautiful. Pers. Ic. dr 1 descr. t. 3. f. 5. Fr. Hym. 

 Eur. p. 671. Syst. Myc. \. p. 466. B. fir 3 Br. n. 1031. C. Hbk. n. 970. 

 Krombh. t. 54. /. 21, 22. Holmsk. \. n. 13 with fig. Corda Ic. iii. /. 136. 

 Harz. t. 7 lower fig. Batsch f. 48. 



16. 0. spinulosa Pers. Trunk short, rather thick (2.5 cent., 

 i in.), pallid. Branches elongated, crowded, tense and straight, 

 attenuated, somewhat cinnamon (fuliginous-date-brown : Pers.), 

 of the same colour at the apex. 



More distinct than C. aurea and formosa. 

 In pine woods. Coed Coch. 



Name spimilosus, spined. From the appearance of the branches. Pers. 

 Obs. 2, /. 3. /. i. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 671. Syst. Myc. i. p. 468. B. & Br. 

 n. 1302. Krombh. t. 53. /. 8. 



17. C. abietina Pers. Height 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) Ochra- 

 ceouS) trunk short, rather thick (8 mm., 4 lin.), white-tomentose, 

 very much branched. Branches crowded, longitudinally wrinkled 

 when dry, branchlets tense and straight, acute. 



Becoming green when rubbed. Taste bitter. 

 Under spruce fir. Common. Aug.-Oct. 



Spores oval, greenish-yellow, 5x4 mk. W.G.S. ; subellipsoid, 8-10x4-6 

 mk. K. Name abies, fir. Pers. Comm. p. 46 (var.) Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 671. 

 Syst. Myc. i. p. 469. Berk. Out. p. 280. C. Hbk. n. 971. S. Mycol. Scot, 

 n. 930. Grev. t. 117. Fl. Dan. t. 2030. f. 2. 



