490 ISRl'nslI FUNC.I 



Spatiiularia 



Ascophorc stipitate, erect, compressed, hollow, attached through- 

 out to the stem, down which it runs for some distance on opposite 

 sides ; stem rounded, hollow (spores cylindric-clavate, many- 

 celled, colourless). 



Distinguished at once by the Inroad, flattened ascophore running 

 for some distance down opposite sides of the stem. 



5. clavata (PI. XXXVIII, fig. 5). — Ascophore spathulate or broadly 

 clavate, blunt and sometimes notched at the tip, much compressed, 

 hollow, running down the stem for some distance on opposite sides, 

 edge crisped or wavy, surface wavy or slightly pitted or lacunose, 

 bright yellow, rarely tinged red, about i in. high and up to i in. 

 broad ; stem white or tinged yellow, hollow, 1-2 in. long (spores 



50-60x3-5-4 I')- 



Known by the flattened ascophore running down and attached 

 to opposite sides of the stem. 



On the ground among pine leaves, moss, etc. Gregarious. 



Geoglossum 



Entire fungus more or less club-shaped, erect, the upper portion 

 or ascophore thickened, smooth or hairy, often viscid (spores mau}^- 

 celled, brown). 



All the British species are entirel}^ black. Resembling some 

 species of Clavaria, but known at once by the many-celled brown 

 spores being produced in asci. Growing on the ground among 

 moss, etc. 



G. glutinosicm.- — Entire fungus about 2 in. high, club-shaped, tip 

 blunt, more or less compressed ; stem cylindrical, viscid, brownish 

 black (spores 4-celled, brown, 65-75x5-6 /x). 



The most pronounced characters of this species are the 4-celled 

 brown spores and compressed or more or less flattened ascophore. 



On the ground among grass. 



G. viscosum. — Entire fungus i|-2 in. high, smooth, black, viscid, 

 upper portion broadly fusiform, tip blunt, not compressed or 

 flattened, passing gradually into the round, slimy stem, which is 

 usually brownish at the base (spores 4-celled, brown, 70-90x5-6 /x). 



Somewhat gregarious, sometimes with an olive tinge. Closely 

 allied to G. glutinosum, differing in being more viscid, and in the 

 ascophore or upper portion of the fungus not being flattened. 



Among grass in pastures, woods, etc. 



G. glabrum. — Entire fungus 2-3 in. high, everywhere blackish, 

 dry, not at all viscid, upper portion cyhndric-clavate, smooth ; 

 stem rather slender, often crooked, minutely squamulose (spores 

 8-celled, brown, 70-75x7 jj). 



On the ground among moss, etc. 



