i040 CRYPTOGAMIA FUNGI. 



The Piletis is parabolic when young, when full 

 grown five or fix inches or more in diameter, 

 and generally of a brown color. 



It is found alfo of a tawny, a yellowifh-brown, a 

 reddifh-brown, a deep red-purple, and a 

 greenifh-brown color. The flefh yellow, white, 

 or reddifh. 

 P* Sometimes it varies with a brown Prleus, reticu- 

 lated with white or yellowiih lines, as figured 

 by Schaffer, t. io8. ^ 135. 



Reticulated Boletus. Anglis. 



The young plants are eaten in Italy^ and efteemed 

 a great delicacy. The Germans alfo receive 

 them as a dainty, under the name of Gombas 

 and Brat-Biilz. 



Cows, deer, fiieep, and fwine will feed upon this 

 and other Boleti, and are fometimes greatly 

 difordered by them. 



In cows and other cattle they have been known 

 to create bloody urine, naufeous milj^, fwel- 

 lings of the abdomen, inflammations in the 

 bowels, ftoppages, diarrhoeas, and death. 



In fheep they bring on a fcinhous liver, a coughj 

 a general wafting, and dropfy. 



Hence it is obvious, how cautious men ought to 

 be in the ufe of them. 



Scarabs, Dermejfes, and many other infecfts feed 



upon and breed in them in abundance, and 



5 doubtlefs 



