268 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



Pileus 2-5 in. across, convex then expanded, smooth, even 

 ])lood-red with a tinge of piiri)le in some of the younj;er 

 specimens ; tubes l in. or more long, adnate, plane, openings 

 large, pale olive-green when matuie; stem 3-4^ in. long, 

 X in. or more thick, equal, yellow, more or ies's streaked 

 with red, especially upwards, flesh, like that of the pileus, 

 yellowish. 



As already stated, this is considered by Sowcrby to be 

 Boletus communis, Bulliard, t. 393, but the latter is quoted by 

 Fries under Boletus suhtomentosus, and the figure certainly 

 appears to agree with tlie last-named species, and has not a 

 trace of red about the pileus, hence it appears certain that 

 Sowerby was wrong in referring his plant to Bulliard's B. 

 communis (— B. suhtomentosus), and as it does not agree in habit 

 and other particulai s with B. chri/scnteron, it may be CDUsidcrcd 

 as a distinct species, but until, like Withering's species, it is 

 met with again, it had better remain as it is, now that 

 attention has been called to the matter. The curse of 

 establishing species from figures presses already heavily 

 enough on the systematist without adding to the load. 



In Cooke's llandl)ook and Stevenson's British Fungi, 

 Fries' description of Boletus sanguineus is copied Avithuut 

 comment. 



Boletus impolitus. Fries. 



Pileus 4-6 in. acro^is, convex, then more or less expanded, 

 llocculose, at length granuloso- rivulose, not polished, rather 

 ]>ale yellow-brown, flesh thick, pale yellow below tlio 

 cuticle; tubes nearly free, ^-.\ in. long, openings minuie, 

 yellow ; stem 2-3 in. long, 1 .\-2 in. thick at the base, some- 

 what bulbous or inflated below, yellow, even, pubescent, 

 sometimes tinged with red near the ajjcx ; spores jmlo olive, 

 elongato-fusifurm, 14—15 X o fx. 



Boletus impolitus. Fries, Epicr., p. 421 ; Fries, Sverig. iitl. 

 Svamp., t. 42. 



In woods. 



A large fine species, pileus yellow-brown or tawnv- 

 brown, tomentose, sometimes cracking into areolae. Stain 

 yellow, tomentose, not reticulated. Attains a diameter 

 of 4 in. or more ; stem al^out 2 in. Flesh more or less 

 changing to blue when cut. Often very large, (Cooke.) 



