Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 588) (6002645308).jpg 588 MUSHROOMS OR ESCULENT FUNGI <br> THE MOREL M'Int <br> Morchella esculenta <br> In its natural state the Morel is found growing in orchards <br> -srfwGS fe damp woods and in moist pastures Its <br> 'J« //v 4 height is about four inches It is distin- <br> i fft W4 \y guished by its white cylindrical hollow or <br> r ' tV V/ so ' smo °th stem ; its cap is of a pale- <br> »5 t ' W brown or gray color nearly spherical hol- <br> low adheres to the stem by its base and <br> is deeply pitted over its entire surface It is <br> in perfection early in the season ; but should <br> not be gathered soon after rain or while wet <br> with dew If gathered when dry it may be <br> The MoreL preserved for several months <br> Use ” The Morels are used like the Truffle as an ingre- <br> dient to heighten the flavor of ragouts gravies and other rich <br> dishes They are used either fresh or in a dried state <br> Cultivation ” Its cultivation if ever attempted has been <br> carried on to a very limited extent Of its capability of sub- <br> mitting to culture there can be little doubt If the spawn <br> were collected from its natural habitats in June and planted <br> in beds differently formed but approximating as nearly as <br> possible to its natural conditions a proper mode of cultivation <br> would assuredly be in time arrived at Persoon remarks that <br> it prefers a chalky or argillaceous soil to one of a sandy na- <br> ture ; and that it not unfrequently springs up where charcoal <br> has been burned or where cinders have been thrown <br> The great value of the Morel ” which is one of the <br> most expensive luxuries furnished by the Italian warehouses <br> and which is by no means met with in the same abundance as <br> some others of the Fungi ” deserves to be better known than <br> it is at present The genus comprises a very few species <br> and they are all edible 29062926 92326 42073 Page 588 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062926 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing NameFound Morchella esculenta NameConfirmed Morchella esculenta EOLID 1004634 NameBankID 3142889 Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062926 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062926 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002645308 2015-09-10 20 58 54 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |