﻿OF 
  BRITISH 
  FUNGI. 
  

  

  109 
  

  

  but 
  two 
  only 
  are 
  large 
  enough 
  or 
  sufficiently 
  plentiful 
  

   for 
  the 
  table. 
  

  

  Helvetia 
  crispa 
  has 
  a 
  lobed 
  and 
  defiexed 
  pileus, 
  pallid 
  

   above 
  and 
  ochraceous 
  beneath 
  (fig. 
  *). 
  The 
  stem 
  is 
  

   fistulose 
  or 
  hollow 
  ; 
  when 
  dried, 
  the 
  texture 
  is 
  tough 
  and 
  

   leathery, 
  and 
  in 
  this 
  condition 
  it 
  resembles 
  crumpled 
  

   up 
  pieces 
  of 
  wash-leather, 
  that 
  have 
  been 
  saturated 
  with 
  

   water 
  and 
  allowed 
  to 
  dry. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  common 
  species 
  in 
  

   woods, 
  and 
  may 
  occasionally 
  be 
  found 
  growing 
  on 
  banks 
  

   in 
  the 
  autumn. 
  It 
  is 
  almost 
  impossible 
  to 
  confound 
  

   these 
  with 
  any 
  other 
  species 
  of 
  fungi 
  found 
  in 
  Britain, 
  

   so 
  that 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  enjoyed 
  without 
  fear. 
  

  

  Helvetia 
  lacunosa 
  is 
  also 
  common, 
  and 
  is 
  found 
  in 
  

   similar 
  localities 
  to 
  the 
  last. 
  It 
  much 
  resembles 
  II. 
  

   crispa 
  in 
  everything 
  save 
  the 
  

   colour 
  of 
  the 
  pileus, 
  which, 
  in 
  

   this 
  instance, 
  is 
  cinereous-black 
  

   {jag.h). 
  Thiskindis 
  not 
  met 
  with 
  

   so 
  large 
  or 
  so 
  plentifully 
  as 
  the 
  

   other. 
  Fur 
  all 
  purposes 
  to 
  which 
  

   the 
  morell 
  is 
  applicable, 
  these 
  

   species 
  may 
  either 
  of 
  them 
  be 
  

   substituted. 
  They 
  impart 
  an 
  

   excellent 
  flavour 
  to 
  gravies 
  and 
  

   soups, 
  and 
  in 
  establishments 
  

   where 
  they 
  have 
  been 
  once 
  in- 
  

   troduced 
  and 
  tested, 
  will, 
  we 
  9- 
  *• 
  

   doubt 
  not, 
  for 
  ever 
  afterwards 
  hold 
  equal 
  sway 
  with 
  

   the 
  more 
  aristocratic 
  morell. 
  Unlike 
  the 
  Agarics, 
  

   there 
  is 
  no 
  necessity 
  for 
  the 
  Helvellas 
  to 
  be 
  used 
  as 
  

  

  