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Mycologia 



Dr. Murrill refers this species to B. graniilatus but his description 

 of that species does not fit these collections as well as does Peck's 

 description of B. hrevipes. 



120. Boletus edulis (Bull.) Fr. On the ground in coniferous forests. Tol- 



land. 'Alt. 9,000 ft. July 17, August 4, 1914. Nos. -1926, 2107. 



121. Boletus granulatus (L.) Fr. On the ground in coniferous forests. Tol- 



land. Alt. 9,000 ft. June 25, 1913 ; July 20, 1914. Nos. 1940, 2328. 



122. Boletus hirtellus Peck. On the ground in the upland lodge-pole pine 



forests. Tolland. Alt. 9,000 ft. Aug. 6, 1914. No. 2057. 



This species is a very beautiful one with a lemon yellow pileus 

 thickly adorned with small tufts of hair. It is quite abundant after 

 the July rains. 



123. Boletus scaher Fr. On ground, usually in aspen thickets. Rollinsville, 



Tolland and South Boulder Canon. June, July, and August. Nos. 

 1812, 1856, 1917, 1827, 1859, 2424, 2038. 



The species is very abundant, and of all the collections made only 

 one was from the coniferous forest floor. Its usual habitat is grassy 

 aspen thickets. The pileus of one specimen measured 26 cm. in diam- 

 eter. The color is very variable, from white to tan, brown, or red. 

 Edible. 



9. Family Polyporaceae 



124. Favohis canadensis Klotzsch, Boulder. Alt. 7,000 ft. On dead choke- 



cherry. July I, 1914. Collected by E. Bethel. No. 2832. 



125. Fomes fulvus (Scop.) Gill. On Primus americana. Boulder. Alt. 7,000 



ft. June 24, 1914. Collected by E. Bethel. No. 2833. 



126. Fomes pini (Thore) Lloyd. On coniferous trees and logs. Tolland, 



South Boulder Canon and Lake Eldora. Alt. 9,000-9,500 ft. June 30, 

 July 7, 1913; June 29, July 3, 4, 19, 28, 1914. Nos. 632, 642, 1844, 

 1877, 2018, 2033, 2391. 



127. Fomes pinicola (Sw.) Cooke. On coniferous trees and logs. Tolland 



and South Boulder Canon. Alt. 9,000-10,000 ft. June 23, 29, July i, 

 1913; July 7, 1914. Nos. 645, 187s, 2005, 2402. 



128. Lenzites saepiaria (L.) Fr. On coniferous logs. Tolland. June 29, 



1913; July 7, 1914. Nos. 1878, 2313. 



129. Polyporus abietinus (Dicks.) Fr. On coniferous logs. Tolland. June 



30, July 8, 1913. Nos. 2001, 2007. 



The former collection is of the sub-lamellate type of the plant, 

 which is common in the east but more rarely found in the west. 



130. Polyporus adustus (Willd.) Fr. On stump of Pinus. Tolland. June 



17, 1914. No. 1780. An unusual host for this species. 



131. Polyporus alboluteus Ellis & Ev. On coniferous logs mostly at high 



elevations (9,000 to 10,000 ft.). Tolland and South Boulder Canon 

 up to timber line. June 29, July i, 1913 ; June 21, 25, 30, 1914. Nos. 

 629, 641, 1807, 1830, 1832. 



A common orange red species often more or less resupinate. 



132. Polyporus confluens Fr.(?). Collected by Dr. Ramaley at Boulder, Aug. 



30, 1913- 



This species is incorporated with some misgiving. The collection 



