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(c) Cap more or less conic or bell-shaped, 

 smooth or ridged 

 (2) Cap distinct from the stem, but united with it, 

 head-like or crest-like 



(a) Cap head-like 

 X. Cap gelatinous 



y. Cap fleshy or waxy 



(b) Caj) rhib-shaped or wedge-shaped 



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Figure 100. Geoglossum hirsutum 



GEOGLOSSUM 



Geoglossum hirsutum Black Tongue 



Cap 2-3 cm. tall. 1-2 cm. wide, black, more or less wrinkled, hairy, club- 

 shaped; stem 6-8 cm., cylindric, black, solid, hairy; spores brown, very long, 

 many-celled, 100-120 )< 4-7/^. 



On the ground : not edible. 



MORCIIELLA 



The cap is more or less deeply ridged crosswise and lengthwise, and is joined 

 firmly to the stem at the base as a rule. The plants are fleshy, of a delightful odor, 

 and the choicest of all mushrooms. The name is the classic name of the morel. 



