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modern Italians dry them on strings for winter use, and in 
Hungary a soup is made from them when fresh. A more 
excellent species, according to our judgment, is Boletus estivalis, 
Fr.,* which appears in early summer, and has a peculiar nutty 
flavour when raw, reminding one more of a fresh mushroom. 
Boletus scaber, Fr.,f is also common in Britain, as well as the 
continent, but does not enjoy so good a reputation as B. edulis. 
Krombholz says that Boletus bovinus, Fv., a gregarious species, 
found on heaths and in fir woods, is much sought after abroad 
as a dish, and is good when dried. Boletus castaneus, Fr.,t is 
a small species with a mild, pleasant taste when raw, and very 
good when properly cooked. It is not uncommonly eaten on 
the continent. Boletus chrysenteron, Fr.,§ and Boletus sublomen- 
tosus, Fr., are said to be very poor eating, and some authors 
have considered them injurious; but Mr. W. G. Smith statcs 
that he has on more than one occasion eaten the former, and 
Trattinnick states that the latter iseaten in Germany. The late 
Mr. Salter informed us that, when employed on the geological 
staff, he at one time lived almost entirely on different species of 
Boleti, without using much discrimination. Sir W. C. Trevelyan 
also informs us that he has eaten Boletus lurdius without any 
unpleasant consequences, but we confess that we should be sorry 
to repeat the experiment. Dr. Badham remarks that he has 
eaten Boletus Grevillei, B., Boletus flavus, With., and Boletus 
granulatus, L., the latter being recognized also as edible abroad. 
Dr. Curtis experimented, in the United States, on Boletus col- 
linitus, and although he professes not to be particularly fond of 
the Boleti, he recognizes it as esculent, and adds that it had been 
pronounced delicious by some to whom he.had sent it. He also 
enumerates as edible Boletus luteus, Fr., Boletus elegans, ¥r., 
Boletus flavidus, Fr., Boletus versipellis, Fr., Boletus leucomelas, 
Tr., and Boletus ovinus, Sch. Two Italian species of Polyporus 
must not be forgotten. These are Polyporus tuberaster, Pers., 
* Hussey, ‘‘ Myc. Illus.” ii. pl. 25; Paulet, ‘ Champ.” t. 170. 
+ Barla, J. B., ‘‘Champ. de la Nice,” p. 71, pl. 35, £. 1-5. 
t+ Hussey, “ Illustr.” ii. t. 17; Barla, ‘‘ Champ. Nice,” t. 32, £. 11-15. 
§ Hussey, ‘‘Illustr.” i. t. 5; Krombholz, “ Schwimme,” t. 76. 
