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Fig. 33. Mor-chel'-la bis'-po-ra. Two-spored Morel amid its natural surroundings. 

 The cut kindly turnislied by 1>. O. Longyear, Agricultural College, Mich., who says 

 this is one of our earliest Morels, often appearing with the opening of the pussy 

 willows and the advent of the early warbler. It is the rarest and most delicate mem- 

 ber of its tribe. The pileus or cap is thimble-shaped, with the ridges running mostly 

 from top to bottom, and it is fastened to the stem only at the very ape.x. Color buff 

 or brownish yellow, white underneath. The smooth white stem is usually three or 

 four inches tall, hollow, and often a little swollen near the base. The whole fungus 

 is tender and fragile. 



