Polyporacese 



but in this place it seems to be among its true allies. Peck, Boleti of Boiethms. 

 the U. S. 



Fine specimens were sent to me by Mr. H.I. Miller, Terre Haute, 

 and Dr. J. R. Weist, Richmond, Ind. They were in condition to be 

 eaten and enjoyed. No disagreeable odor was perceptible. 



B. borealis Pk. PileilS fleshy, convex, obtuse or subumbonate, 

 brownish-yellow, obscurely and somewhat reticulately streaked with 

 reddish-brown lines. Pores large, angular, unequal, slightly decur- 

 rent, brownish-yellow. Stem short, equal or slightly tapering upward, 

 brownish-yellow with a whitish myceloid tomentum at the base. Spores 

 oblong, IO-I2.5X4-5/A. 



Pileus 1-2 in. broad. Stem about I in. long. 



Sandy soil. Capstan Island, Labrador. October. Waghorne. 



The markings of the pileus appear as if' due to the drying of a glutin- 

 ous substance. The radiating lamellae and the transverse partitions of 

 the interspaces are very plainly shown. Described from two dried speci- 

 mens. Peck t Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, Vol. 22, No. 5. 



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