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Genus 8. CYPHELLA (Gr. kuphos, a goblet, the shape of the plants). 

 C. milSCigena (Pers.) Fr. (Lat., growing on mosses). 

 Knightwood. 



On mosses. Uncommon. 



Family V. CLAVARIACEiE ("Club and Coral Fungi.") 

 Spore-surface even, covering the whole of the erect fungus. 



Genus 1. SPARASSSS Fr. (Gr., sparasso, to tear to pieces ; from its appearance). 



Forms a large tuft of many compressed branches, in the way of a 

 cauliflower or sponge. 

 S. CfSspa (Wulf.) Fr. (Lat., curled). 



Allum Green. Beaulieu Road. Rhinefield. Bolderwood. Ironshill. 

 On or near pine-stumps, in shade. Frequent. Branches curled. 

 S. laminosa Fr. (Lat., full of blades). 

 Holmsley. 



On pine-stumps. Rare. Branches flattened. 



Genus 2. CLAVARIA Vaill. (Lat., clava, a club, from the shape of many). 

 Upright, simple or branched. 

 C. ametftystina Bull. (Lat., amethyst-coloured). 

 Picket. 



In woods and pastures. Not common. Edible and delicious. 

 C. fastigiata Linn. (Lat., sloping to points). 



Bolderwood. Racecourse. Emery Down. Mark Ash. 



In pastures among short grass. Frequent. Yellow. Much 

 branched. 



C. musCOides Linn. (Lat., moss-like). 



Near Minstead. Allum Green. Balmer Lawn. 



In pastures among short grass. Frequent. Less branched than 

 preceding. Base of stem woolly. 

 C. Cinerea Bull. (Lat., ash-coloured). 



Rhinefield. Balmer Lawn. Ridley. Mark Ash. Bolderwood, Denny 

 Lodge Inclosure. Queen's Bower. 



In woods. Common. Edible and delicious. Dove-grey to whitish. 

 C. cristafa Pers. (Lat., crested). 



Costicles. Balmer Lawn. Church Place Inclosure. Queen's Bower. 

 In woods. Frequent. Edible and delicious. Branchlets acute. 

 C. rugOSa Bull. (Lat., wrinkled). 



Rhinefield. Ramnor. Denny Lodge Inclosure. Minstead. Mark Ash. 



In woods and pastures under trees. Common. Edible and delic- 

 ious. Whitish, rather simple. 

 C. aurea Schaeff. (Lat., golden). 

 Bolderwood. 



In woods. Uncommon. Edible. 

 C. formosa Pers. (Lat., beautiful). 

 Near Hangersley. 



In woods, etc. Uncommon. Edible. 

 C. rufescens Schaeff. (Lat., turning red). 

 Near Lyndhurst. 



On the ground. Rare. 

 C. abietina Pers. (Lat., of spruce- trees). 



Near Lyndhurst. Bolderwood. Burley New Inclosure. 



In woods under conifers. Not common. Edible. Greenish. 

 C. flaccida Fr. (Lat., limp). 

 Rhinefield. 



In woods under conifers. Uncommon. Edible. Ochraceous-green 

 tinge. 



C. fusiformis Sow. (Lat., spindle-shaped). 



Knightwood. Denny. Ironshill. Mark Ash. Ridley Wood. Burley. 



In woods and pastures. Common. Edible. Rich yellow, clustered, 

 tops spiny. 



