ovate.—Fr. S.M. ii.p. 6. Badh. i. 1.12,/. 2, ii. t. 12,f . 6. Hogg.
& Johnst. t. 2. Vent. 1.16,/. 5-8. Fckl. exs. no. 1243. Bav. exs.
i. no. 36. Tratt.Aust. t. 6, rao. 11. Tratt. Ess. t. E.E. Smith, E.M.
/ . 20. Grev.t. 68. H u s s .i.t.l3 . Berh. Outl. t. 21, f . 5. Coohe
B .F .f.h . Phallus esculenius,Bolt. t. 91. Schceff. t. 199. Bull.t.
238? Mich. t. 85, f . 1. Sow.t. 51 (part). Batt. t. ii .f.F . Fl.
Dan. ¿.53. F«rai./. 107-109. R o q .t.l,f.4 -5 . H r z .t.5 0 . Bisch.
f. 3302. Eng. Fl. v. p. 182.
In woods, &c. Spring—Summer. Esculent.
[S. Carolina.]
Varying much in breadth and height, sometimes conical, sometimes almost
cylindrical. Pileus 2-3 in. high, yellowish, olivaceous, mnereous, &e.,
the ribs sometimes tinged with a different colour from the cells. ^ btem hollow,
1-3 in. high.-AT. J. B. 321.)
1 9 3 9 . Mo rch ella c r a s s ip e s . Pers. “ Gigantic Morel.”
Pileus subconic, brown, base adnate, ribs irregular, undulated,
thick; pits polymorphous, large, deep, the bottom celluloso-
plicate ; stem large, tall, incrassated at the base, lacunose, attenuated
upwards, smooth, somewhat flesh-coloured.— Pers. Syn.
p. 621. B. &. Br. Ann. N .H. no. 1151. Smith Seem. Journ. 1868,
t. 73. Vent. p. 509,/. 2. Fr. S.AI. ii. p. 9. Krombh. 1.16, f . 1.
In a hedgerow. April. S. Devon. Esculent.
Sporidia oval, yellow, depressed C'0007--0008 in.) -017--02 m.m. long
(■00032- 00042 in.), •007--01 m.m. broad. The substance of the flesh is not
BO firm as that of M. esculenta, and not so readily dried ; it becomes moist and
is apt to decompose.— W- G.S. Attains a height of nine in. or more, and is
remarkable for its grooved stem.
1 9 4 0 . Mo rch e lla p a tu la , Pers. “ Spreading Morel.”
Pileus obtuse, free to the middle, pits rhomboid; stem even.
Fr. S.M. ii.p. 10. Nees.f. 164. Sow. t. 51 (partly). Eng Fl.
y .p . 183. Bisch.f. 3301.
In woods, &c. Hare.
Obtusely and broadly conic ; stem 2 in. high; cells even within.
1 9 4 1 . Ifflorchella sem ilib e ra . B.C. “ Half-free Morel.”
Pileus conical, free to the middle, ribs longitudinal, forming
oblong pits, which are veined within ; stem even; sporidia
large, oval.—®r. S.M. ii.p . 10. Mich. t. 84,/. 3. Vent. t. 11, f .
105,106. Grev. t. 89. Eng. Fl. y.p. 183. Morchellahyhrida. Sow.
¿.238. Kl.exs. no. 232.
Under hedges, &c. Esculent.
Pileus when young conic or suh-globose-conio, yellowish-oHve, the reticulations
iormed by ribs running down with tolerable regularity irom the apex,
oblong, with a few wrinkles within; stem short, thickest at the base, slightly
turtnraceons; pileus when mature IJ in. high, nearly as broad, darker, free
tor rather more than half its height, reticulations still oblong, but occa -
sionally some are rhomboidal; sporidia large, oval, yellowish ,- stem 5 in. or
more nigh, 1 in. thick at the base, hollow, pitted and wrinkled below, more
or less grooved through its whole length, flexuous, slightly tinged with reddish
brown, decidedly fnrfuraceons, crisp; taste pleasant.— A’i.
Gen. 2 8 7 . G Y R O m iT R A , Pr.
Receptacle inflated, búllate,
rough, with raised gyrose ribs.—
Berk. Outl.p. 358. (Fig. 322.)
1 8 4 2 . G y rom itia e scu len ta .
Fr. “ Edible Gyromitra.”
Pileus inflated, irregular, undulated,
gyroso-rugose, brown,
margin adnexed to the even, villous
stem ; sporidia uniseriate,
oblong-ovate, with two nuclei.—
Eig. 322. L. ^ Br. Ann. N. H. no. 825.
Helvetia esculenta, Fr. S.M. ii.p. 16. Schceff. 1.160? Fchl. exs.
«0. 2087. Tratt. Essh.t. C.G. Kl.exs. no. 138. Badh.ii. t. 12,f .
3-5.
In pine woods. April. Rare. Weybridge.
{Fig. 322.)
Gen. 2 8 8 , H E L V E L L A , Linn.
Eeceptacle pileate, hanging down
over the stem ; concave and barren
below; hymenium even.—Fr. S.M.
ii.y. 13. Berh. Outl.p. 358.
(Fig. 323.)
1 9 4 3 . H e lv e lla g ig a s . Kromb.
“ Large Helvella.”
Pileus large, lohed, undulate,
plicate or crisp, pallid, whitish or
ochraceous; lobes sub-adnate, ad-
pressed to the stem; stem thick,
cellular, waxy, whitish, lacunose.
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