CRYPTOGAMIA. FUNGI. Clavakia. 
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(Cauliflower Clavaria. C. anthocephala. Bull. Sowerby. Purt. C. Jla- 
bellaris. Batsch. Merisma fcetidum. Pers. Grev. E.) Sibthorpe found 
his plant in Shotover plantations, in October. (Hainault Forest. Sow¬ 
erby. Madingley wood ; Relhan : and in other similar localities. E.) 
Cl. coralloi'des. Branches crowded, very much divided and sub¬ 
divided, unequal. 
Var. 1. Yellow. 
Bull. 222— ib. 496. 3. O, Q. and 358. B , D, E, and 49 6. N.—Schceff. 174. 
175. 285. 287 —J. B. iii. 837— Barr. 1260— VailL 8. 4— Tourn. 332. B — 
Clus. ii. 274. 2—Ger. Em. 1579. 2— Park. 1318. 26, and Barr. 1266— 
Sterb. 11. at p. 96. 
Heaths, groves, and pastures. Aug.—Oct. 
Var. 2. Whitish, or quite white, solid. 
(i Sowerby 278. E.)— Batsch 48 —Bolt. 113. d.—Schoeff. 170. 176. 286. 287— 
Bull. 358. c. 
(C. coralloides. Sowerby. Bull. Bolt. Hook. Purt. C. fastigiata. Batsch. 
C. Jlava. Schseff. Pers. E.) Grows on the ground. 
Var. 3. Reddish. 
Schoeff. 177— Barr. 1262.1259— Mich. 88. 3— Gled. 1— Clavaria f. 7. 
(C. rubella. Schseff. E.) 
Var. 4. Purple. 
Bull. 496. G.—Bolt. 113. b — Schoeff. 172—Barr. 1261—Pet. Fil. 16. 15. 
Root very large, solid; branches numerous; tops forked, beautifully tinged 
with purple. 
Amongst leaves under trees. Mr. Stackhouse. 
Var. 5. Pale olive brown. 
Bolt. 113. a. 
Pale brown, growing in large tufts. General appearance like a cauliflower. 
Substance tender. Stems and branches solid ; half an inch or more in 
height. Roots closely compacted together forming a more resisting sub¬ 
stance than the stems. 
Under an oak tree which overhangs the road to the horse stew, Edgbaston 
park. 4th Sept. 1791. 
Var. 6. Grey. 
{Grev. Scot. Crypt. 64. E .)—Bull. 354. 
(C. cinerea. Bull. Grev. E.) 
(Coral Clavaria. E.) This species varies almost without end, but may 
always be distinguished from C. pistillaris, by growing from one base and 
being extremely branched. Mr. Woodward. All the above plants are 
very brittle and tender, and it is said may be admitted to our table ?; the 
white ones and grey ones I know may be eaten with safety.* 
Cl. fastigia'ta. Yellow: branches crowded, very much divided and 
sub-divided, of equal height. 
* (On the Continent they are in common use, with fricasseed fowl, gravy sauce, See. 
Pers. In Oversley wood, Warwickshire, Mr. Purton gathered a specimen eight 
inches high, and sufficient to fill the crown of a hat, E.) 
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