. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). iii6 Home Nature-Study Course. The Morels.— In May or June in open damp places, as the moist fence corners of meadows or in orchards, the Morels may be found. Observations by Pupils: Where did you find them? Describe the stem. Is it solid or hollow? Is it smooth or rough? What is the shape of the cap ? How does it look ? What color is the outer edge
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). iii6 Home Nature-Study Course. The Morels.— In May or June in open damp places, as the moist fence corners of meadows or in orchards, the Morels may be found. Observations by Pupils: Where did you find them? Describe the stem. Is it solid or hollow? Is it smooth or rough? What is the shape of the cap ? How does it look ? What color is the outer edge of the net-work ? What is the color within the meshes ? Take one of these fungi and lay it on a sheet of white paper and note the color of the spores. Facts for Teachers.— There is something mysterious about all fungi but perhaps none of these wonderful organisms so strangely impresses the observer as the fonntain-like masses of creamy white or the branching white coral that we see growing on a dead tree trunk. The writer remembers as a child that the finding of these woodland treasures made her feel as if she were in the presence of the supernatural, as if she had dis- covered a fairy grotto or kobold cave. The prosaic name of Hedge-hog Fungi has been applied to these exquisite growths. Their life story is simple enough. The spores falling upon dead wood start threads which ramify its cells and feed on its substance until strong enough to send out a fruiting organ. This consists of a stem, dividing into ascending branches; from these branches, depending like the stalactites in a cave, are masses of drooping spines, the surface of each bearing the spores. And it is so natural for these spines to hang earthward -that they are invaribly so placed when the tree is in the position in which they grew. There is one species sometimes foimd on living trees which is a mere bunch of downward-hanging spines that is called "The Satyr's Beard" (Hydmim erin- accus). The one th
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