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vaginant at the rather broader base ; the upper surface of cells, 

 especially on the nerve, stongly papillose, but on the back smooth, 

 except on the uppermost part of the nerve. Vaginula very short, 

 ovate. Capsule wide-mouthed (almost with the form of Funaria 

 calcarea, Waul. = F hibenn'cd, Hook), when dry slightly rugu- 

 lose. Annulus narrow, simple. Teeth of internal peristome less 

 appendiculate, otherwise quite smooth. Spores rufous-brown. 

 Calyptra as in the preceding species. — Andrcecium axillary among 

 the innermost bracts of the pericluetium, stipitate ; bracts 12, very 

 broad, very shortly acute, unequally serrate, of lax texture, the 

 nerve disappearing below the apex ; antheridia shorter than the 

 paraphyses, with the filament scarcely thickened. 



Var. (3, norvegica. Leaves, especially on the back of the base 

 and on each surface of the nerve, with more elevated papilhe ; cells 

 twice larger, more empty, and subhyaline ; comal leaves (bracts of 

 pericliEetium ?), with close and long articulated threads (para- 

 physes ?) interposed, the cells one-half larger than those of the 

 leaves, more chlorophyllose, and with more elevated papilla}. The 

 plants hitherto have always been found sterile ; nor are either 

 male or female organs to be detected on any of my specimens. 



BRITISH FUNGI. 



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Boletus inunctus. Krombh, 



Pileus pulvinate, depressed, fleshy, quite smooth, sub-umbilicate, 

 pale cinnamon or yellowish brown, shining when dry, margin 

 obtuse, tubes long, olive or greenish, free, orifice somewhat irregular, 

 brownish, unequal, minute ; stem obconic ochraceous above, finely 

 reticulated, white and tomentose at the base, solid, flesh white, 

 immutable.— Krombholz, t. 76,/. 10, 11. B. $ Br. Ann. N. B. } 

 1362. 



Amongst moss. Ascot, &c. 



Boletus sulfureus. Fr. 



Pileus compact, convex then plane, silky or tomentose with in- 

 nate flocci, stem firm, ventricose, even, smooth, sulphur coloured ; 

 tubes adnato-decurrent, short, minute, sulphur coloured, at length 

 becoming greenish. — Fries, Epicr., p. 413. Smith, Journ. BoU, 

 1873, p. 337. Fries. Mon. Hym. Suec, p. 249. 



Amongst sawdust in dense clusters. Aviemore, N.B. 



Closely resembles B. pachypus var. amarus in general aspect, but 

 in reality different. Taste mild and pleasant, colour golden sulphur. 

 Spores oval. 



