1901] Webster, — Boleti of Alstead, New Hampshire 227 
utive, rose-pink state which seems invariable enough for varietal 
distinction at least, and is possibly the form that Massee considers 
equivalent to B. versicolor Rost. 
B. pachypus was found so often as to seem common. In appear- 
ance it agreed well with Fries’s plate [Atl. och Gift. Sv. Pl. LXVIII], 
though more subdued in tint, as might be expected. No specimens 
were found with swollen stems. A disagreeable bitterish taste was - 
always present. The spores, as in Gillet’s figure, are of the usual 
Boletus type. Of B. griseus several collections were made, looking, 
as usual, much like bleached and darkened B. ornatipes, but almost 
invariably much heavier, and with much thicker stems. The speci- 
mens with yellowish stems are especially calculated to raise doubts. 
B. affnis Peck was very abundant in mixed woods. It varied 
much in the intensity of the brown of the cap, and passed easily into 
the var. maculosus Peck with spotted top. The dark ferruginous 
stains of the bruised pores, and the bright ochraceous color of the 
old pore surface were very constant. Some specimens showed the 
upturned margins and convex tube surface noted by Mr. Peck. 
B. luridus was extraordinarily abundant. Occasionally it had the 
dark intense colors of the descriptions and plates, but was usually 
paler, and soon faded to dingy orange. Few colors are more strik- 
ing among fungi, than the rich red or purple of the young pore sur- 
face of this Boletus. 
B. gracilis Peck was occasional. It is like a slender delicate form 
of B. scaber. with pores the color of those of mature B. fe//eus. It 
was found here and there one, always unexpectedly. 
Of species unrecorded last year, the most interesting for its beauty 
and apparent rarity is Boletus Ravenelii. This was found first late 
in July, growing sparingly among ferns on the raised border of a 
sphagnum bog in Langdon, a little north of the Cheshire county 
line. A few days later another collection was made on a rocky 
hillside in mixed woods in Alstead. The fruits in both cases were 
not fully developed, but all the more beautiful for that reason, for 
the veils were unbroken. ‘The bright sulphur yellow of the buttons 
makes them striking objects, especially in a green setting. Of some- 
what less interest is Z. variipes Peck. A small collection of this, 
part of which was seen by Mr. Peck, was made in 1900 and more 
was found this year. It is not a striking species. Another addition 
to the list is Strodclomyces strobilaceus, which was found too late 
