94 FUNGI. 
where it is found, England excepted, where it is only to be 
met with at the “‘ Freemason’s Tavern’’ on state occasions, and 
at the tables of pertinacious mycophagists.* Trattinnick says: 
“ Not only this same fungus never did any one harm, but might 
even restore the dead.” + 
The fairy-ring champignon Jfarasmius oreades, Fr., though 
small, is plentiful, and one of the most delicious of edible fungi. 
It grows in exposed pastures, forming rings, or parts of rings. 
This champignon possesses the advantage of drying readily, 
and preserving its aroma for a long time. We have often 
regretted that no persistent attempts and experiments have 
been made with the view of cultivating this excellent and useful 
species. Alarasmius scorodonius, Fr.,t a small, strong-scented, 
and in all respects inferior species, found on heaths and dry 
pastures, extending even to the United States, is consumed in 
Germany, Austria, and other continental countries, where, per- 
haps its garlic odour has been one of its recommendations as 
an ingredient in sauces. In this enumeration we have not ex- 
hausted all the gill-bearing species which might be eaten, having 
included only those which have some reputation as esculents, 
and of these more particularly those found in Great Britain and 
the United States. 
Amongst the Polyporei, in which the gill plates are represented 
by pores or tubes, fewer esculent species are to be met with than 
in the Agaricini, and the majority of these belong to the genus 
Boletus. Whilst in Vienna and Hanover, we were rather 
surprised to find Boletus edulis, Fr., cut into thin slices and 
dried, exposed for sale in almost every shop where meal, peas, 
and other farinaceous edibles were sold. This species is com- 
mon enough in England, but as a rule it does not seem to please 
the English palate, whereas on the continent no fungus is more 
commonly eaten. This is believed to be the suillus eaten by 
the ancient Romans,§ who obtained it from Bithynia. The 
* Badham, Dr, ‘‘Esculent Funguses of Britain,” 2nd ed. p. 110; Hussey, 
‘‘Tlust. Brit. Mycol.” Ist ser. pl. 4; Barla, ‘‘ Champ.” pl. 28, f. 7-15. 
+ Trattinnick, L,, ‘‘ Essbaren Schwimme,” p. 98. 
+ Lenz, ‘‘ Die Niitzlichen und Schidlichen Schwimme,” p. 49. 
§ Badham, ‘‘ Esculent Funguses of Great Britain,” 2 ed. p. 91. 
