BOLETUS. 281 



pores subcircular, simple, with particles of a granulated 

 substance adhering to the dissepiments, about ^ mm. 

 diameter; stem about 2 in. long, -1 in. thick, subequal, 

 yellowish, granular with raised points towards the apex, 

 solid, flesh like that of the pileus, pale yellow, unchange- 

 able; spores elongato- fusiform, yellowish, 12 x 3-4 p.. 



Boletus granulatus, Linn. Suec., n. 1249 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 251. 



Boletus lactiftuus, Sowerby, t. 420. 



Amongst grass under trees, especially firs. The stem is 

 sometimes thinner above. Allied to Boletus luteus, but 

 known by the absence of a ring on the stem. 



Gregarious, caespitose. Pileus 2 in. or more broad, 

 hemispherical, at first covered with a rufous-brown slime, 

 afterwards dirty rufous or yellowish ; flesh thick, white or 

 yellowish, not changeable ; margin at first inflexed and 

 downy. Pores at first whitish, then lemon-coloured, com- 

 pound, the margin distilling a pale watery milk, which 

 when dried gives them a granulated appearance, at length 

 dirty yellow, adnate. Spores ochraceo-ferruginous ; stem 

 1 in. or more high, in. thick, generally short, but variable, 

 obtuse at the base, rooting, more watery than the pileus, 

 pale yellow above, white below, minutely tomentose and 

 granulated, at first covered with milky drops. (Berk.) 



A very variable species, but the very glutinous pileus 

 always the same colour, viz., a rich chestnut-brown ; tubes 

 and stem sulphur-colour, tubes exuding a thin gummy juice, 

 which soon dries in the form of sugary granules. Stein 

 rough, scabrous, as if covered with moist sugar. (W. G. 

 Smith.) 



Boletus tenuipes. Cooke. 



Pileus 12 in, across, convex then almost plane, yellowish- 

 brown or gilvous, viscid, streaked with minute fibrils when 

 dry, flesh thick in proportion, white, rosy under the cuticle ; 

 pores about ^ in. long, shortened round the stem, but 

 adnate, openings rather large, angular, yellowish; stem 

 3-3 in. long, in. thick, even, attenuated at the base, 

 yellow, solid ; spores pale yellow, fusiform, 10 X 3 /A. 



Boletus granulatus, Fr., var. tenuipes, Cke., Grev. 1883, 

 p. 43. 



