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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. orchella 
esculenta, Pers., is the most common species, but we have also 
Morchella semilibera, D. C., and the much larger Morchella 
crassipes, Pers. Probably all the species of MMorchella 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 gigaspora, 
Cooke, and JMorchella deliciosa, ¥r., in Kashmere.*  Morchella 
rimosipes, D. C., occurs in France and Bohemia; Jorchella 
* Cooke, M. C., ‘‘On Kashmir Morels,” in ‘‘ Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin.” vol. x. 
p. 439, with figs, 
