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1461. B. granulatus L. (from the granulate pores and stem) abc .
P. convex, obtuse, luminous- or cinnamon-yellow, covered with
claret-brown, vinous or rich sienna gluten. St. white-sulphur
above, brownish below, scabrous with honey-coloured granules.
T. pale sulphur to orange. Po. simple, exuding a thin gummy
juice which dries in granules. Flesh pale sulphur.
Commonly gregarious, sometimes cæspitose. Odour rank, heavy, disagreeable,
like that of 410. Woods, fir; rare. July-Nov. 3 i X 2j x ® in.
Sometimes springing from yellow mycelium. Much eaten by squirrels.
1462. B. tenuipes Mass. (from the slender stem; tener, slender,
pes, a foot) a b.
P. convexo-pulvinate, smooth, becoming minutely fibrillose,
slightly to very viscid, red- or rose-purplish over yellow, or
red-buff, shaded Indian red. St. attenuate downwards, somewhat
striate above, slightly to very viscid, yellow, vinous in
mid., becoming rufescent, or pale yellow above to gradually
vinous below. T. large, angular, bright yellow. Flesh pale
vinous under pellicle, white in mid., pale buff-vinous in St.
Taste mild. Woods. Oct. i f X 2f x | in.
1463. B. bovinus L. (from the buff-reddish colour of the pileus, as
of the ox, bos) abc.
P. convex to expanded, buff, rose-buff or orange-buff, membrane
of P., involute and overlapping the tubes. St. equal, even,
ochre-rose or pale buff, rhubarb tinted at base. T. decurrent,
ochre, olive-ochre or rose- or yellow-buff. Po. compound.
Flesh pale buff, sometimes changing to cobalt.
Gregarious, subcæspitose. Taste mild ; odour pleasant. Woods, chiefly
pine ; uncommon. Sept.-Nov. 4 j X 2§ x j in.
1463a. B. pusio Howse ex B. & Br. (from its small size ; pusio, a
little boy) a.
P. hemispherical, pulvinate, pulverulent, reddish-buff. St. slightly
thickened downwards, plicate, pulverulent, dull yellowish-white,
white above, becoming blackish. T. dull sulphur-white.
1464. B. badius Fr. (from the colour; badius, bay-brown) abc.
P. pulvinate to flat, villoso-viscid, claret-brown, umber or dark
Indian-red-brown. St. equal or subclavate, pruinate, minutely
granular, lighter than P. and streaky. T. adnate to slightly
sinuate, whitish dull olive. Po. angular. Flesh rose under
pellicle of P., cobalt over T.
Single or cæspitose.
5 X 4 X I f in.
Woods, chiefly pine ; frequent. Aug.-Nov.
1465. B. paludosus Mass. (from growing in bogs, paludes) a b.
P. convex to flat, glabrous, dark burnt-sienna or vinous red-
sienna ; mid. darker, paler when dry. St. attenuate downwards,
smooth, paler than P., or burnt-sienna with crimson, or dull
dark sienna. T. adnate to subdecurrent, yellow to olive-green
or whitish-green. Po. large, angular, compound. Flesh
unchanging, salmon-white.
Gregarious, not cæspitose. Rogf,, zoLaongsf. Sphagnum. Sept. 4jxSX®in.
Resembles a slender 1464, but flesh does not change colour.
1466. B. rutilus Fr. (from the reddish pileus ; rtUilus, golden-red) a.
P. pulvinate, glabrous, brownish-red or umber, not dark.
St. equal, glabrous, sulphur above, pale claret-brown below.
T. sinuato-adnate, sulphur. Po. minute.
Woods, oak. Oct. i f X i f X J in. Must not be confounded with 1472
or 1474.
1467. B. aurantlporus Howse ex Cooke (from the golden-yellow
pores ; aurantius, orange) a b.
P. convex, expanded, sometimes umbonate, ferruginous, orange-
sienna, claret-brown or buff. St. equal, orange above, with
large purple-crimson reticulations, sulphur and pale yellow
below. T. deeply decurrent, yellow to bright orange, becoming
brownish when bruised. Po. broad angular. Flesh usually
pale rose, sometimes pale yellowish, changing to pale orange-red.
Under or near trees, yews. Aug.-Oct. 3® X 3® X f in. Howse considered
this plant to be allied to 1469.
1468. B. piperatus Bull, (from the peppery taste ; piper, pepper) a b c.
P. pulvinate to expanded, dull ochreous-orange or yellow-ochre.
St. equal or attenuate downwards, sienna-orange. T. decurrent,
sienna with ochre and vermilion, or rich sienna-scarlet. Flesh
deep sulphur, orange in stem.
Sometimes cæspitose. Poisonous. Taste very acrid. Woods, mixed,
under limes ; frequent. Aug.-Nov. 2| x 2 x in. Often small.
Springing from yellow mycelium.
b. Subtomentosæ.
1469. B. variegatus Swartz (from the different colours of stem,
pileus and tubes) abc.
P. pulvinate, yellowish-sienna or yellowish-brown, clouded sienna
or vinous; marg. extended beyond T., inrolled. St. equal,
bright yellow to dull ochre, shaded orange, burnt-sienna or
vinous. T. yellow, or orange- or olive-brown, not dark.
Po. minute. Flesh yellowish, changing sparingly or wholly to
blue, sometimes unchanging.
Tasteless ; odour unpleasant. Woods, chiefly pine, heaths ; frequent.
July-Nov. 5 f X 2® X I® in.
1470. B. sulphureus Fr. (from the sulphur-colour) a b c . Wholly
sulphur-colour.
P. hemispherical to expanded-obtuse. St. ventricose, with
rooting red base. T. adnato-decurrent, at length greenish.
Po. minute, compound. Flesh becoming blue.
Cæspitose, sometimes in clusters of fifty or more. Tasteless. Sawdust,
stumps. Sept.-Nov. 4 X 2® X i f in. Sometimes changing to reddish
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