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ment of the pits. These are arranged more or less in distinct rows, 

 so that the ridges separating them run longitudinally and parallel 

 from the base of the cap to the apex, with connecting ridges extend- 



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FiGURK 217. Morchella conica (natural size). Copyright. 



ing across between the pits. The cap is also more or less conic, but 

 not necessarily so. Figure 217 illustrates this species. The plant 

 shown here is branched, and this should not be taken to be a char- 

 acter of the species, for it is not, this form being rather rare. 



