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says it is a delicious fungus, and tells of a cluster on 

 an old willow which was eighteen inches across and 

 afforded a dozen meals. It was left attached to the 

 tree, and portions were cut off as wanted. 



The Hydnaceae produce their spores on spines or 

 teeth which cover the under surface of the cap. Of 

 these we find Hydnun repandum, rufescens, imbri- 

 catum and compactum. 



The Clavariacese bear their spores on the entire sur- 

 face of club like branches. 



Of these we find Clavaria formosa, of which the 

 water color drawing will give you some idea, although 

 the original was a rather old and dry specimen. It is 

 of a bright yellow color, looking under the spruce 

 trees as the Chantarelle does like patches of sunshine. 

 It branches somewhat like a cauliflower and is edible. 



Clavaria amethystena is small and of a lilac color. 



Clavaria coralloides looks like bits of branching 

 white coral. 



S pa f hid aria clavata is a small paddle-shaped bright* 

 yellow fungus growing among moss. It belongs to the 

 Ascomycetes, as does Peziza aurantia which has thin 

 brittle flesh, no stem, a cup-shaped cap expanding close 

 to the surface of whatever it grows upon. It is of a 

 brilliant orange yellow color, with a tinge of pink. 



My introduction to the study of Mycology, was the 

 finding of a group of Morchella esculenta on Mount 

 Royal under a group of birch trees. I had seen the 

 description of this plant in a little leaflet we chanced 

 to have and readily recognized it. I took the plants 

 home to have them prepared for the table, but our cook 

 never having seen such queer mushrooms objected to 

 cooking them, and as I felt a little doubtful, I did not 

 press the point, but buried them in a shady place in 

 the yard, hoping for a future crop, when I could make 

 further study of them or gain more confidence. How- 

 ever, I never saw more of those particular plants, but 

 have found others at several places visited by the 

 Natural History Society on its annual field day. And 

 in Toronto I once found a group in one of the parks, 



