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Clavaria 2nstillaTis^ L. ; and Bull., Champ. 244. ) 

 " Herculanea^ Sow. f 



Large Brown Clavaria. Shady woods ; G. ^., Fr. N. Caro- 

 lina. 



Eaten in northern countries. Roques. 



Clavaria coralloides, L. and Bull. > p . i ni 

 " jlava, Larber. j 



The flesh is white, coriaceous, and nourishing. Richard, 

 Elems. d'Hist. Nat. Med. ii, 20. It furnishes a verj healthful 

 and dio'estible nourishment. All the varieties are used as arti- 

 cles of food ; and it is preferred, as it bears no resemblance to the 

 poisonous fungi. In countries where the plant grows in abund- 

 ance, they preserve it for winter use by slight boiling, and then 

 macerating in vinegar. Roques, Champig. Comest. et Yen. 83. 



^ , . . . ^ ( Pitch Black Bulgaria. On old 



Btdqariatnquinans.rQV^. ) ^ ^^ ry • 



„ ^ . ^ _, , ' i stumps and trees. JJ. tnqumans. 



Peziza mgra, Bull. ( ^^^ . ^_ ^ ^^ ^^ 



M. Richard states, that the P. nigra furnishes, on chemical 

 analysis, bassorine, gum, and fungic acid in a free state (from 

 Ann. de Chim. Med. 79, 87). Elems. d'Hist. Nat. Med. ii. 37. 



Morchella deliciosa, Fries, Syst. Mycol. ) 

 Fungus camernosus^ Weinm., Herb. 333. ) 

 This is regarded as even more sapid and delicate than the 

 common Morelle. Roques, Champ. Comest. 91. 



Long-Stemmed 

 - Morelle. Woods ; 

 spring. 



Morchella semilehra^ Dec, Fl. Fr. 



Hel/vella hyhrida^ Sow., Fung. 



PhallO'T)oletu8 esculentus^lsiiQh.., Gen. PL 



Phallus esculentus, Y. 2. "With. 



This plant has a pleasant taste, and resembles the eatable 

 morelle. It is much used in various parts of Europe, being put 

 up in olive oil to render it more tender. Dried with care, the 

 perfume of the fresh plant is well preserved. M. Roques, in his 

 Champ. Comest. et Von., with the zest of an enlightened gastro- 

 nome, instructs us in the most ajiproved ways of preparing and 

 dressing these and other fungi. See op. cit. sup. 



