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Coprinus stercorarius, Fries. On dung,rich soil, &c. Common. 
C. ephemerus, Fries. On manure heaps, &c. Common. 
C. velox, Godey. On horse-dung. 
C. Gibbsii, Mass. & Crossl. Cultivated in the herbarium on 
horse-dung received from Yorkshire. This species is the smallest 
Agaric known, being only about 4,,th of an inch across. 
POLYPOREAE. 
Boletus, Dill. 
B.luteus, L. Under pines. A. 
B. elegans, Schum. Under pines. A. 
B. flavus, With. On the ground under trees, A. 
B. chrysenteron, Fries. On the ground. The most abundant 
species in the grounds. "Very handsome, with its olive cap and 
bright lemon-yellow under-surface. Poisonous. 
B. subtomentosus, Z. On the ground. Common. 
B. cruentus, Vent. On the ground under beeches. Smell strong; 
ised. A 
flesh changing to red when cut or bruised. - 
B. impolitus, Fries. Under trees. A. 
Var. nanus, Massee. A small form, only about 1 in. across, 
also differs from the typical form in having the opening of 
the tubes sinuous. 
B. fulvidus, Fries. Under trees. A. 
B. castaneus, Bull. Under trees. A rare fungus, readily re- 
cognised by the minutely velvety pale chestnut-coloured pileus 
and stem. A. 
B. spadiceus, Schaeff. Under trees. A. 
B. radicans, Pers. Under trees. A. 
B. duriusculus, Schulzer. On the ground. The flesh turns 
copper-coloured when cut or bruised. A. 
B. radicans, Pers. Among grass under trees, A. 
B. badius, L. Among grass. A., Q. 
B. bovinus, Z. Under pines. A. 
B. granulatus, L. Under trees. Edible. A. 
B. tenuipes, Cke. Under beeches. A. 
B. regius, Kromb. Among grass. A very beautiful fungus with 
a bun-shaped rose-coloured cap or pileus four to six inches across. A. 
B.fragrans, Vitt. Remarkable amongst species of Boletus for 
growing in dense clusters. Edible. 
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