78 EDIBLE AND POISONOUS MUSHROOMS. 



There are several other species which are 

 even more rarely found in this country, 

 and especially one, of almost gigantic size, 

 called Morchella Smithiana, because it was 

 first found by Mr. Worthington Smith. 

 The cap is almost spherical, and of a tawny 

 colour, with large deep pits. The entire 

 height, including the thick stem, is nearly a 

 foot, and the globose cap about seven inches 

 in diameter. The stem and cap are hollow, 

 and, when stuffed with minced veal, would 

 furnish a substantial meal for a family. 

 The fragments of one nearly as large were 

 gathered from a roadside twelve months 

 ago ; it had been found and kicked about 

 by some mischievous boys, who regarded it 

 as a toadstool. 



