quite clear ; B. graimlatus affords milk, which, drying in little grains, gives cause for that designation, and 

 we might fairly enough suppose Linnasus considered that species as Vaccine, when he gave the Bovine title 

 to its nearest of kin. But there is also a Boletus vaccinus, which yields no milk, but is chesnut or red-cow 

 coloured, and it is alleged that our Bovinus is similarly named from its hue ; the latter Boletus is not, however, 

 of the dark red-brick shade we see in cattle, but what the German authorities style " gilvus," the colour of a 

 half-baked brick, reddish-bufi", and when once known it cannot be better pictured to the mind than by that 

 simple word. Boletm pacliyjms, already given, and Agariciis aimatochelis are examples of "gilvus." This 

 is a colour met with often enough among kine, particularly of the Guernsey breed, and is probably common 

 in Sweden, but must not in the present case be confounded with the deep red-chalk hue of the Bovine 

 glories of Herefordshu'e. 



On cutting across Boletus bovinus, it will be found that the large irregular pores are each the orifice of 

 several tubes running into one, or compound tubes ; it is an excellent example of the structure ; the flesh is 

 pale yellow, and gro\\ s whiter by exposure to the air, acquiring also a vinous tinge. Krombholz, who notices 

 these particulars, mentions also that "the base of the tubes turns bluish very seldom," but tliis implies that it 

 does change to that colom- sometimes, a fact we have never verified. Casual observation might confound 

 with it B.pijieratus, which has also a coarsely-pored under-surface and nearly the same coloured pileus, but 

 gold-yellow tiesh, and a very biting taste, like capsicum. 



In the clear northern climates, where these Tunguses can attain perfection, without becoming the prey 

 of such innumerable swarms of larvje, they must be extremely valuable ; they abound in pine forests, and 

 are gregarious. In the sub-alpine part of Scotland, Boletus (loinnus is common, according to Dr. GreviUe : 

 indeed, it seems a very favourable site for all the tribe, although it is to be feared their good qualities are 

 not appreciated there. 



