168 Guide to the Mushrooms 



LEOTIA lubrica (Pers.) from the Latin, slip- 

 pery. 



Cap. — Up to 1 inch across, very irregular in 

 shape, viscid, olive brown ; margin thick and wavy. 



Flesh. — Thick, soft jelly-like, same color as cap. 



Spore. — Bearing surface covers the upper sur- 

 face of cap. 



Spores. — Elliptical, narrow, transparent, con- 

 taining ting glands or sacs arranged in rows. 



Stem. — 1 to 2 inches high, equal, flat, pulpy, then 

 hollow, yellow-brown, covered with minute white 

 granules. 



Odor. — Earthy. 



Taste. — Mild. 



Habitat. — On ground in woods, common, July to 

 frost, growing singly and in clusters. Found fre- 

 quently in New England and in Central sections of 

 the United States. 



Edible. 



MORCHELLA deliciosa (Fr.) 'Sponge Mush- 

 room." "Delicious Morel." 



Cap. — 1 to S inches high, about 1 1-2 inches 

 broad, cylindrical in shape ; its distinguishing char- 

 acteristic, adnate to stem, hollow, composed of 

 stout ribs which are deejjly pitted, giving it the ap- 

 pearance of honey comb; color, buff to light brown. 



