Morchella esculenta / Morell, Morchella semilibera, Helvella crispa, Helvella lacunosa & Helvella elastica in Mordecai Cooke's 'British Edible Fungi'
Coloured Plate 12 from 'British Edible Fungi' by Mordecai Cooke, published in 1891. Cooke was a well-known 19th century Victorian expert on British mushrooms and fungus - a sort of David Attenborough in the botanical world at that period in history. - Fungi shown: Morchella esculenta - Morell 40] Morchella semilibera - Half-free Morel [41] Helvella crispa - White Saddle fungus [42] Helvella lacunosa - Elfin Saddle fungus [43] Helvella elastica - Elastic Saddle fungus [44] - The pages of the old original book are variously foxed (yellowed) and I have digitally cleaned up serious page blemishes and print imperfections, and the occasional page tear, stain, or crease, while pushing the curves in LR to lift the darkness of the yellow page tint. Desaturation is not an option because parts of fungi shown are yellow, & a similar tale with lightening the yellow channel. Flood filling the blank areas with a light tone is an option.
Size: 5370px × 8188px
Location: uk
Photo credit: © Marcus Harrison - plants / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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