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237. Morchella crassipes (Plate 66). 



Add the note: This species has been reported from Japan 

 (S. Iniai). It seems to differ from the succeeding species by the 

 strongly thickened base and the thinnish ridges. Since the 

 pubHcation of this work an exceedingly fine specimen of this 

 species was brought into the laboratory during the spring of 

 1929, collected b>' Herman Johnson at Pelham, New York. 

 The specimen was ten inches high, the largest the writer has 

 ever seen. Some of the asci had four large spores instead 

 of eight. 



238. Morchella esculenta (Plate 65 and text figure 18). 

 Add the note: This species occurs with us almost exclusiveh" 



in the month of May. While the time might vary with latitude 

 and altitude, its occurrence at that time is so constant that it 

 might be called the "May mushroom." It often fruits in 

 abundance over an extremeh' short period. 



240. Morchella deliciosa. 



Range extended to Idaho (J. R. Weir), California (E. E. 

 Morse), and Quebec (H. S. Jackson). This species has also been 

 reported from Japan (S. Imai). 



240. Morchella angusticeps. 



Range extended to Minnesota (S. M. Stocker), California 

 (E. E. Morse) and Alberta (N. B. Sanson). This species has 

 also been reported from Japan (S. Imai). 



241. Morchella hybrida. 



Range extended to Pennsylvania (L. O. Overholts). This 

 species has also been reported from Japan (S. Imai). 



242. Durandiomyces (Plate 67, 68). 



Add the note: The genus Durandiomyces was established in 

 North American Cup-fungi (p. 242) in honor of Elias J. Durand, 

 one of the early American students of the cup-fungi. The genus 

 was founded on Gyromitra PhiUipsii Massee. 



Since that time several additional specimens have been 

 brought to the attention of the writer which have added much 

 to our knowledge of this interesting species. These specimens 

 were collected by Mr. S. C. Edwards of Colton, California. 

 Observations made by Mr. Edwards indicated that this fungus 

 was subhypogeous at least in its early stages. 



