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hills, together with an excellent Agaric, produce one or more 

 species of Podaxon which are esculent when young. -A species 

 of Scleroderma which grows abundantly in sandy districts, is 

 substituted for truffles in Perigord pies, of which, however, it 

 does not possess any of the aroma. 



Passing over the rest of the sporiferous fungi, we find 

 amongst the Ascomycetous group several that are highly esteemed. 

 Amongst these may first be named the species of morel, which 

 are regarded as delicacies wherever they are found. Morchella 

 esculenta, Pers., is the most common species, but we have also 



FIG. 43. Morchella gigaspora, from Kashmir. 



Morchella scmilibera, D. C., and the much larger Morchella 

 crassipes, Pers. Probably all the species of Morchella are 

 esculent, and we know that many besides the above are eaten 

 in Europe and other places ; Morchella deliciosa, Fr., in Java ; 

 Morchella bohemica, Kromb., in Bohemia ; Morchella giqaspora, 

 Cooke, and Morchella deliciosa, Fr., in Kashmere.* Morchella 

 rimosipes, D. C., occurs in France and Bohemia; Morchella 



* Cooke, M. C., "On Kashmir Morels," in "Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin." vol. x. 

 p. 439, with figs. 



