. Mushrooms and their use . Mushrooms. 2. Cap scarcely broader tlian stem, M. angusticeps 3. Cap free from stem to middle, M. semilibera 3. Cap free from stem to top, M. hispora Tlie Common morel, Morchella esculenta, generally has the cap a little longer than broad, so that it is nearly oval ia outline. Sometimes it is nearly globular, and occasionally it is slightly narrowed in its upper half, but not so much as to be pointed or conical. The pits or cavities in its surface are more regularly rounded than in the other species, and re- semble more the cells of a honey-comb. The cap is much bro
. Mushrooms and their use . Mushrooms. 2. Cap scarcely broader tlian stem, M. angusticeps 3. Cap free from stem to middle, M. semilibera 3. Cap free from stem to top, M. hispora Tlie Common morel, Morchella esculenta, generally has the cap a little longer than broad, so that it is nearly oval ia outline. Sometimes it is nearly globular, and occasionally it is slightly narrowed in its upper half, but not so much as to be pointed or conical. The pits or cavities in its surface are more regularly rounded than in the other species, and re- semble more the cells of a honey-comb. The cap is much broader than the di- ameter of the stem. The plants vary from two to four inches in height, but occasionally specimens occur much larger, and sometimes even smaller than these di- mensions. The stem is com- monly half an inch or more in diameter. The Conical morel, M. eonica, is closely related to the preceding species, of which some have considered it a mere variety. It differs from it in having the cap longer in proportion to its width, and also more point- ed, so that it is conical or ob- long-conical in shape. The principal ridges which sepa- rate the rows of pits in the surface appear to run more regularly and distinctly from top to bottom. They are connected by iatervening transverse ridges, which are sometimes less elevated that the longitudinal ridges, and therefore the pits often appear longer than broad, and less regular ia outline. The cap is decidedly broader than its stem. The plants are generally from three to five inches high. The Narrow-cap morel, M. angusticeps, differs from the 17. Morchella esculenta, full Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peck, Charles H. (Charles Horton), 1833-1917. Cambridge, Mass. : Cambridge Botanical Supply Co.
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