74- AN HISTORY OF FUNGUSSES.
BOLETUS acaulis lignofus, poris obliquis roßratis ineequalibus
baß adhcefius.—Agaricus acaulis coriaceus, lamellisfimplicibus
ßnuatis. Hud fon, 623. Agaricus coriaceus lonjyffitmus pec-
O B L I QJJ E BOLETUS.
T A B . LXX1V.
HIS corifiils of a vail number of oblique uiieqiial pores,
which run together at their bafe, and form an hard, woody»,
or coriaceus cruil, which ilrongly adheres, by its whole breadth,
to the branches of trees, when fallen,, or in a ilate of decay;
it iniinuates itfelf into the fubilance of the dead bark, fo as to
become infeparably united therewith, as is feen in the upper figure
at. a. fometimes when old it paifes quite through the bark, incorporating
it into its oWn fubitaiYc'e, and even enters into the
wood.
It grows in patches various in fi^e and figure, fometimesround
or oval, but more frequently of no determinate ihape.
The tubes round the margin, are fmaller, and of a darker colour j
they are obliquely ;placed, and moil commonly rent, broken, or
deficient on one fide.; they generally increafe in length,, from
the margin to the centre of the plant. The colour varies from
white, by way of buff, to browns of various hues, and becomes
almoil black in decay. A fmall part of the plant, as it
appeared when a little magnified, is feen at c.
Grows, in many woods about Halifax, and is perennial and
abiding.