CLASSIFICATION 4S7 



smooth ; stem central, elongated (spores elongated, 1-2-celled, 

 colourless). 



Distinguished by the subgelatinous consistency of every part of 

 the fungus, and by the cap-like ascophore suppoi'ted on a central 

 stem. 



L. Inhrica. — Cap irregularly hemispherical, inflated, wavy, edge 

 thick, yellowish olive-green, somewhat gelatinous, |-| in. across ; 

 stem nearly equal, or more or less inflated below, pulpy inside, then 

 hollow, dingy yellowish and covered with scattered white granules 

 (spores narrowly elliptical, 22-25x5-6 /x). 



Gregarious or in small clusters. 



On the ground in woods. Summer and autumn. 



L. chloroccphala. — Cap depressed-globose, somewhat translucent, 

 more or less wavy, edge incurved, dark verdigris-green to blackish 

 green, about \ in. across ; stem almost equal, green, but usually 

 paler than the cap, powdery, often twisted, 2-3 in. long (spores 

 narrowty elliptical, ends pointed, 17-20x5 /a). 



Tufted. Differs from L. lubrica in the green stem. 



On the ground. 



MiTROPHORA 



Ascophore large, stipitate, conical or bell-shaped, the surface 

 covered with stout anastomosing ribs, enclosing deep, elongated 

 pits ; stem stout, elongated, hollow (spores colourless, elliptical, 

 i-celled). 



Allied to Morchella, but readily recognized by the lower half 

 of the ascophore being free from the stem. 



M. gigas. — Cap conical, obtuse, free from the stem at the lower 

 half, edge more or less wavy, ribs stout, deep, more or less longi- 

 tudinal, branched and anastomosing, enclosing irregular elongated 

 pits, smoky brown or with an olive tinge, 2-3 in. high, 2 in. or more 

 across at the base ; stem stout, whitish with minute rusty squam- 

 ules, often more or less grooved, hollow, 3-5 in. high (spores 21-24 X 

 11-14 /x). 



Known from M. semilihera by its larger size, and by the stout, 

 elongated stem being more or less groo^'ed, swollen at the base, 

 and sprinkled with minute rusty squamules. 



On the ground, especially in sandy places. Spring. 



M. semilihera. — Cap bluntly conical, lower portion free from the 

 stem, ribs prominent, more or less longitudinal, forking and anas- 

 tomosing to form elongated pits, yellowish or dingy tawny, some- 

 times with an olive tinge, edges of ribs often darker in colour, 

 |-i in. high ; stem hollow, stout, often more or less thickened at 

 the base, whitish or palhd, 2-3 in. high (spores broadly elliptical, 

 18-20x12 /'.). 



On the ground in woods. Spring. 



