656 ELVELLACEI. 



ovale.— i^r. >S'J/. ii.;5. G. Ba(ni.'i.tA1J.2,u.t.UJ.Q. Hogg. 

 ^ Johnst. t. 2. Vent. 1. 16,/. 5-8. Fchl. exs. no. 1243. Rav. exs. 

 i. no. 36. Tratt.Aust. t. 6, no. 11. Tratt. Ess. t. E.E. Smith, E.M. 

 /. 20. Grev.t.Q^. ffuss.i.t.lS. Berk. Ouil.t. 21, f. 6. Cooke 

 B.F.f.h. Phallus esculentus,Bolt. t. 91. Schceff. t. 199. Bull.t. 

 238? Mich. t. 85,/. 1. Sow.t. 51 (pari). Batt. t. ilf.F. FL 

 Dan. t. 53. Vent.f. 107-109. Roq. t. \,f. 4-5. Hrz. t. 50. Bisch. 

 /3302. Eng.Fl.y. p. 182. 



In woods, &c. Spring — Summer. Esculent. 



[S. Carolina.] 



Varying much in breadth and height, soroetimes conical, sometimes al- 

 most cylindrical. Pileus 2-3 in. high, yellowish, olivaceous, cinereous, &c., 

 the ribs sometimes tinged with a different colour from the cells. Stem hol- 

 low, 1-3 in. high.— J/. /. £. {Fig. 321.) 



1939. IVZoirchella crassipes. Pers. " Gigantic Morel." 



Pileus subconic, brown, base adnate, ribs irregular, undulated, 

 thick ; pits polymorphous, large, deep, the bottom celluloso- 

 plicate ; stem large, tall, incrassated at the base, lacunose, at- 

 tenuated uj)wards, smooth, somewhat flesh-coloured. — Pers. Syn. 

 p. 621. B. ^\ Br. Ann. N.H. no. 1151. Smith Seem. Journ. 1868, 

 f.73. Vent.p.h0^,f.2. Fr. S.M.ii.p.^. Krombh. t.l6,f.l. 



In a hedgerow. April. S. Devon. Esculent. 



Sporidia oval, yellow, depressed ('•0007-"0008 in.) •017-'02 m.m, long 

 (•00032-00042 in.), •007--01 m.m. broad. The substance of the flesh is not 

 so firm as that of M. esculeiita, and not so readily dried ; it becomes moist and 

 is apt to decompose.— W'G.S. Attains a height of nine in. or more, and is 

 remarkable for its grooved stem. 



1940. Morchella patula. Pers. " Spreading Morel." 



Pileus obtuse, free to the middle, pits rhomboid ; stem even. 

 —Fr. S.M. \\.p. 10. Nees.f. 164. Sow. t. 51 (partly). Eng Fl. 

 v.p. 183. Bisch. f.ZZOl. 



In woods, &c. Rare. 



Obtusely and broadly conic ; stem 2 in. high ; cells even within. 



1941. Morchella semilibera. B.C. " Half-free Morel." 



Pileus conical, free to the middle, ribs longitudinal, forming 

 oblong pits, which are veined within ; stem even ; sporidia 

 large, oval.— i^r. S.M.ii.p. 10. Mich. t. 84,/. 3. Vent. t. 11, f. 

 105, 106. Grev. t. 89. Eng. Fl. v. p. 183. Morchella hybrida. Sow. 

 f. 238. Kl.exs.no. 232. 



Under hedges, &c. Esculent. 



