282 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



Boletus tenuipes, Cooke in herb. 



In woods and open pastures. Intermediate between 

 Boletus bovinus and B. granulatus, with some of the features 

 of both, and not readily to be referred to either. The Eev. 

 M. J. Berkeley considers that it approaches most to B. bovinus, 

 but the pores are smaller, and the tubes are shortened a& 

 they approach the stem. (Cooke.) 



Our smallest species of Boletus, 



Boletus aurantiporus. Howse. 



Pileus about 2 in. across, convex then expanded, viscid, at 

 first fulvous-ferruginous, then pale gilvous, squanmlose about 

 the margin ; tubes deeply decurrent, openings broad angular, 

 edges of dessepiments golden-yellow then orange, turning 

 red when bruised ; stem about 3 in. long, equal, beautifully 

 reticulated with yellow and red. 



Boletus aurantiporus, Howse, in Grevillea, vol. xii. p. 43 

 (1883). 



Under trees. Flesh becoming slightly reddish. 



**** Stem reticulated. 



Boletus pachypus. Fr. 



Pileus 4-8 in. across, convex, minutely tomentose, brownish 

 then pale tan, extreme margin incurved when young, flesh 

 very thick, whitish, with very pale tinge of blue when 

 broken ; tubes ^ in. long, shorter round the stem and almost 

 free, openings minute, rounded, pale yellow, tinged with 

 green when old; stem at first short, ovate-bulbous, then 

 elongated and subequal, 2|~3^ in. long, 1 in. or more thick, 

 regularly reticulated, variegated with yellow and crimson, 

 or often entirely crimson, solid ; spores narrowly elliptical, 

 pale ochraceous, 14-15 X 6 p. 



Boletus pachypus, Fries, Syst. Myc. i. p. 390 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 256. 



In woods. Pileus 67 in. broad, pulvinate, sub-tomentose, 

 pale reddish-brown, very thick and fleshy, when young firm, 

 when full grown very soft ; flesh white, not changeable ; 

 tubes free, at first lemon-coloured, afterwards dirty yellow, 

 simple ; stem 3-4 in. high, 2^ in. thick, bulbous, often 

 swollen from the top, rarely equal, reticulated, yellowish 



