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attachment of the top, or cap, to the stem. Cut vertically througli the 

 middle of the specimen and its structure will be plainly seen. 



1. LOWER MARGIN OF CAP, OR PI'-LE-US, 



UNITED TO THE STEM, 

 or pi'-le-us. 



Mor-chel'-Ia es-cu-len'-ta — with rounded or oval cap 



Mor-chel'-la con'-i-ca — with conical cap. 



Mor-chel'-la cras'-si-pes — like above but stem nearly as wide as cap. 



Mor-chel'-la de-li-ci-o'-sa — cap cylindrical or oblong, plants usually small. 



Mor-chel'-la an-gus'-ti-ceps — cap narrow, scarcely broader than stem. 



2. LOWER MARGIN OF THE CAP FREE FROM THE STEM. 



Mor-chel'-la sem-i-lib'-er-a — cap free from the stem to the middle. 

 Mor-chel'-la bi'-spo-ra — cap free from the stem to the top. 

 Mor-chel'-la punc'-ti-pes — stem with little scales or conical points. 



Fig. 10. Mor-chel'-la e.s-cu-len'-ta or Common Mo-rel'. Edible. From Atkinson's 

 Mitshrooma Edible and Poi»onou8. (Figure copyright.) 



