The fibrous root in A. latus is often remarkable and
confpicuous; tafte infipid, leavinj^ an unpleafant fenfetion
in the throat. I fufpe6l this to be A. cervinus,
Schsff. t. 10, and leoninus, t. 48, of the fame author.
T A B . CIX.
AGARICUS FLABELLIFORMIS. ed. 3. V. 4. 302.
SEMIPETIOLATUS. Ligbtf. I030.
sTYPTicus. Bull. t. 140. &; t. 557,/. i.
V E R Y frequent on cut flumps of oaks, &c. in the
beginning of the autumnal feafon, refembling lightifli
tanned leather. If dry weather continually occurs it
will become very dry, white, and fcurfy ; if wet, commonly
of a deep tan colour all over. The autumnal
flipes is fo ftrongly charailerifed by fpreading t
wards the lamella, it can never be miftaken when
once known; not to mention the beautiful ramifying
of the lamellae, which feems to have been overlooked.
Is not this A. lateralis of Hudfon ?
T A B. ex.
BOLETUS AURANTIACUS.
ed. 3. 4. 312.
t. 236 & t.. With.
I n woods not unfrequent, generally growing feparately,
and often very large. I found fome in Peckham
Wood in the autumn of 1795, eight inches high,
and the pilevis nearly as much in diameter; the latter
being fomewhat conical, and in colour giving an idea
of the red calx of iron, or crocus martis. Its furface is
a little rough, and the margin hangs a little over the
edges below the pores, which are always pale brown,
not attached, but rounded off at the bafe from the
ñipes, which is roughly covered with dark brown
powder in irregular reticulations. It is cylindrical, but
fmalleft at the top. May not Boletus procerus of fome
authors belong to this in a )'oung ftate ? I have fome
models of varieties which feem to confirm fuch an
idea.
T A B. CXI.
BOLETUS EDULis. Bull.
I FOUND great plenty of this, in the autumn of 1795,
in Peckham Woods, Surrey, much larger in fize than
is here reprefented. This varies a little in the colour
of the pileiis; fometimes being nearly white, fometimes
ÍH11 redder than our figure, but the tubes are
moftly of a bright yellow. The ftem is cylindrical,
partly compreffed, having oblong indentations which
catch the ferruginous feeds that fall from the pores,
; a pleafing efFe¿l to the golden ftem. It is very
: the plant, although very carnofe, does
^ lur when cut. It is faid to be good eating
when properly drefTed; the tafte when limply
broiled is not unpleafant. It is white internally, and
eats like veal, though fomewhat tough.
T A B . CXIL
HYDNUM SUBLAMELLOSUM. Bull. t. 453. I.
T H E Rev. Mr. Charles Abbott, of Bedford, favoured
me with thefe fpecimens, found in Clapham Wood, in
that county, 0¿l. 26 and Nov. 2, 1796. I believe this
fungus was not before known to grow in England.
The points fpread a little, and are irregular, more or
lefs concave on one fide, giving it the appearance of
to which it is nearly allied.
T A B . CXIIÍ.
BOLETUS LACHRYMANS.
DickJ'.fafc. I./). 18.
Jacq. Mijc. Aujl. v. 2. t. 8.
M[uCH too common in England, taking poffeflion
even of the bond timber in houfes, and often attached
by the back under ftair-cafes, &c.* In damp places the
fru6tification is very frequent, and has often an extremely
elegant grotefque appearance, hanging in in-
* 7'hebefl way to guard againft this evil, is to introduce a free circulation
of frelh air, and avoid building in damp fituations.
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