CHAPTER VII: FAIRY CLUBS AND CORAL 
FUNGI—CLAVARIACE/A: 
Tue fairy clubs and coral fungi belong to the family Clava. 
riacee. ‘They are fleshy fungi of upright growth, which have 
their spore-bearing surface exposed on the apices of branching 
or simple club-like forms. Many are extremely beautiful, re- 
sembling corals of exquisite shades of pink, violet, yellow, or 
white. 
The seven genera are distinguished by the colour of the 
spores, by their habit of growth—whether simple or branched, 
and, if branching, by the form of the branches; whether club- 
like or thread-like, flat or round, cartilaginous or leathery. Many 
of the members of this family are edible, and none are known to 
be unwholesome, so that it will be safe for a beginner to try any 
of them. 
GENUS PHYSALACRIA 
Plant small, simple, hollow, and enlarged at the apex. 
GENUS PISTILLARIA 
Plants conspicuous, club-shaped or thread-like, with two 
spicules to each spore-bearing cell. 
GENUS TYPHULA 
Plants conspicuous, club-shaped or thread-like, with four 
spicules to each spore-bearing cell. 
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