_General Information_: _Mitromorpha semilibera_ (Fries) Léville differs from species of _Morchella_ in that the head is for its greater length free from the stalk. It is frequently found in the spring in gardens, tennis courts, etc. _Illustrations_: G. esculenta--F 6^{d}; Hvass 327; LH 39. ~Helvella crispa~ Fries Common white helvella _Cap_: width 18-28 mm. _Stem_: width 8-12 mm; length 40-65 mm. _Description_: Fruit-body: consisting of a saddle-shaped cap on a short stem. Cap: convoluted towards the centre, two lobed, wavy at the margin, white or cream-coloured. Stem: cylindric and hollow, white or cream-coloured and unevenly and deeply longitudinally furrowed. Flesh: thin and pale. Spores: very long, broadly ellipsoid, with a large central oil drop and 18-20 × 10-13 µm in size; eight contained in an elongate cylindrical ascus. _Habitat_ & _Distribution_: Frequent in damp woods with deciduous trees, from early summer until autumn. _General Information_: Plate 68. ~Helvella lacunosa~ Fries, ‘Slate grey Helvella’ is similar in stature but differs in being ash-grey or dark grey. ~Leptopodia elastica~ (St Amans) Boudier is better placed in the genus _Helvella_. It differs in having a slender, smooth, cylindric stem and irregularly 2-3 lobed, yellow or tan-coloured cap. ~Cyathipodia macropus~ (Fries) Dennis is sometimes placed in _Helvella_. It differs in having a grey cup-shaped cap on a long, slender stem. The spore-bearing tissue in the last species is the inner surface of the cup whilst in _Helvella_ and _Leptopodia_ it is on the outer surface of the saddle-like cap. ~Mitrula paludosa~ Fries, the ‘Bog beacon’, is a similar fungus growing in spring to early autumn on old leaves and detritus in swamps. It is widespread and has a bright orange head on a white stem--as the common name might suggest. It grows to a height of about 20 mm. _Illustrations_: _H. crispa_--F 6^{e}; Hvass 331; LH 41. _H. lacunosa_--F 6^{b}; Hvass 330; LH 39; NB 153⁴. _L. elastica_--Hvass 332; LH 39. _C. macropus_--F 6^{a}; LH 39. ~Rhizina undulata~ Pine fire fungus _Fruit-body_: width 20-60 mm, or several coalescing. _Description_: Plate 69. Fruit-body: chestnut-brown to rust colour with a distinct white or cream margin, fleshy, smooth, concave and thrown up into irregular humps. Stem: lacking, but undersurface pale, ochraceous, and bearing numerous cylindrical branched, whitish root-like structures, 1-2 mm thick. Flesh: reddish brown, tough and fibrous. Spores: very, very long, spindle-shaped with two or more internal droplets, with hyaline extensions at each end, and 22-40 × 8-11 µm in size; eight contained in an elongate cylindrical ascus. _Habitat_ & _Distribution_: Infrequent in pine woods but common at the sites of bonfires in pine woodlands. ~Daldinia concentrica~ (Fries) Cesati & de Notaris Cramp-balls