146 A CATALOGUE OP ESCULENT BRITISH FUNGI. 



Senann. October to January. Supposed to be common. 



Hahit. Globose, irregular*, one to three inches diameter, bright 

 brown, blackish, verrucosa. Warts dark, polygonal, smooth. 



Section. Solid, flesh grey or gi'ey-buff, marbled with very distinct 

 white veins. Odour aromatic. Taste agreeable. 



Ohx. Of finer flavour than the other. Possiblj' abundant locally. These 

 two species are the only ones, out of a conaiilerable number indigenous to 

 Great Britain, which are known esculents. — W. D. H. 



