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where touched. Mycelium woolly, matting sawdust, sulphur. Pileus some-
times 9 in. in diam.
1471. B. striæpes Seer, (from the striate stem; stria, a line,
pes, a foot) a h.
P. pulvinate to expanded, orange-buff, shaded umber; marg.
paler or whitish. St. slightly ventricose, velvety, sulphur-white
above, umber below, broadly striate with small brown dots.
T. yellow, yellow-greenish, sulphur or apricot-sulphur.
Po. minute. Flesh white, or faintly shaded pale yellowish or
brownish, sparingly changing to blue.
Woods ; rare. Oct. 2f X 2® X i in.
1472. B. ehrysenteron With, (from the golden-yellow flesh; Gr.
chrusos, gold, entera, inward parts) abc.
P. convex to plane or slightly depressed, yellowish, umber or
crimson-brownish over tan, often cracked, interstices crimson-
red. St. equal, fibroso-striate, tan-white or buff, speckled
crimson or sulphur above, spotted and streaked below, base
umber. T. sulphur to yellow-olive. Po. somewhat large,
angular. Flesh yellow-white, pale rose under pellicle of P.,
pale blue near T.
Edible. Woods, mixed, beech, hedges, open ground ; common. July-Nov.
3i X 2® X J in. Var. nanus Mass. P. olive. St. yellow above, crimson
below. Flesh changing to red when cut. P. \ in. in diam.
1473. B. sanguineus With, (from the blood-red pileus; sanguis,
blood) a b.
P. pulvinate, dry, almost velvety. St. equal, rose above, sometimes
reticulated crimson, tan or orange below, clouded
crimson. T. adnate to sulsdecurrent, dull ochre to bright or
olive-yellow. Flesh yellowish-white, changing to blue.
Woods ; rare. July-Sept. 4 X 3J X ® in. Pileus sometimes 9 in. in diam.,
sometimes very small.
1474. B. subtomentosus L. (from the somewhat tomentose pileus)
abc.
P. pulvinato-expanded, umber or yellowish-umber, sometimes
with a red line at marg., often cracked, interstices yellow.
St. equal, ribbed-sulcate, slightly scabrous, bright yellow,
sometimes clouded crimson. T. rounded-adnate, bright
yellow, shaded pale olive-umber. Po. large, angular. Flesh
whitish-yellow, sparingly changing to blue.
Woods, mixed, oak, beech, sometimes from interior of beech-nuts ; common.
July-Nov. 3Î X 3 i X ® « • Pileus sometimes 7® in. in diam. Var.
radicans Mass. P. olive-ochre. St. fusiform, colour'as P. T. colour as P.
Taste insipid to bitter.
1475. B. spadieeus Fr. (from the date-brown colour of the pileus ;
spadix, a palm branch) a b.
P. pulvinate, rich yellowish-sienna, clouded red-brown or vinous.
St. equal to clavate, flocculoso-furfuraceous, whitish- or pale
luminous-yellow, olive-shaded above, clouded umber and
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vinous below. T. sinuato-adnate, pale yellow-olive, shaded
greenish. Po. minute, somewhat round. Flesh pale sulphur
or buff-white, with a faint blue line over T.
Taste insipid or pleasant, with a peculiar lasting acid flavour. Woods,
mixed. July-Nov. 4® X 2f X i | in.
1476. B. radicans Pers. (from the rooting stem ; radix, a root) a b.
P. pulvinate, yellowish-umber to umber or olive, membrane of P.
overlapping T. and involute. St. usually attenuate downwards,
pale primrose to apricot-yellow, and dark ochre, pruinate, rose
and sienna clouded where touched. T. adnate, colour as St.
Po. unequal, large. Flesh yellowish-white, sometimes changing
to pale blue or slate.
Taste somewhat bitter. Woods. Sept. 3® X 2® X f in. Often confused
with 1472.
1477. B. rubinus W. G. Sm. (from the ruby-coloured tubes) abc.
P. pulvinate to flat, tvhitish orange-umber or yellow-fuscous.
St. equal or slightly attenuate downwards, yellow clouded
crimson, T. adnato-decurrent, carmine. Po. compound.
Flesh unchanging, vivid yellow.
Taste mild. Woods, roadsides, under trees, oak, beech. Aug.-Sept.
2j X I® X f in.
c. Subpruinosa.
1478. B. versicolor Rostk. (from the change of colour in the flesh) a b.
P. pulvinate to convexo-plane, bright deep crimson-purple.
St. slightly pruinose, smooth, colour as P. or orange-brown,
lighter above and below, sometimes sulphur above. T. adnato-
rounded, orange. Po. large, angular. Flesh whitish-yellow,
changing to cobalt and vinous.
Said to be edible. Taste slightly disagreeable or none ; odour strong and
rank, like 2086. Woods, beech, gardens. Aug.-Sept. 2j X 2j x g in.
1479. B. pruinatus Fr. (from the pruinose pileus) a b.
P. convex to flattish, rigid, yellowdsh vinous-umber. St. somewhat
ventricose or clavate, even, smooth, yellow, finely lined
with crimson. T. yellow. Po. minute, round. Flesh whitish,
sparingly changing to blue.
Grassy places. Autumn. 2® X 2 X | in.
1480. B. purpurascens Rostk. (from the purple pileus and stem) a.
P. convex to plane, dry, glabrous, deep brownish-purple or deep
purple-crimson. St. attenuate downwards, rooting, even,
glabrous, colour as P., sometimes yellowish above and below.
T. dull yellow. Po. minute. Flesh dull grey or yellowish,
streaked or marbled.
Woods, pine. Autumn. 3® X 2 X | in.
1481. B. parasiticus Bull, (from the parasitic habit) abc.
P. obtuse, plane, silky to smooth, yellowish-brown. St. slightly
attenuate downwards, colour as P., or lighter, with pale vinous-
sienna streaks. T. adnate to subdecurrent, colour as St.,
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