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MR GREVILLE ON THE 
Fran^. ed. 3. v. p. 124. Ejusd. Syn. p. 9.6.— Part 
Midi Fl V. p. m^.'-Fries' Syst. My col. v. 1. p. 392. 
— Grev. Fl. Edin, hied. 
B. bulbosus, Schoeff. Fung. t. 134, et t. 135. 
B. esculentus, Pers. Obs. My col 1. p. 23. 
B. crassipes, Schum. Sodland. p. 378. fide Fries. 
Leccinum edule, Gray'^s Nat Arr. v. 1. p. 647. 
Hab. In woods. Common. Autumn. 
Desc. Pileus convex, or even hemispherical, becoming 
more dilated in age, smooth, large, 3-6 inches broad, 
almost shining, spongy, reddish-brown, dingy yellow, 
cinereous or whitish, cracking sometimes in dry wea- 
ther so as to appear reticulated. Flesh white, either 
not changing colour, or slightly reddening, taste plea- 
sant. Tubes long, white, at length yellowish, or green- 
ish. Stem sometimes short, thick, " ovato-bulbous,*" 
or 4-5 inches long, and nearly equal ; pale, whitish, 
or tinged with brown, reticulated. Sporides, accord- 
ing to Fries, dark and ochreous. 
So much use is constantly made of this excellent fungus 
on the Continent, that it is surprising how it has been so 
long neglected in this country. In France, it is well known 
by the names of bruguet^ ceps.^ cepe, gyrole, bole, porchin, 
potiron, issalon, moiirses, cepe^ranc tete rousse ; and in 
Italy, by those of potello, ceppatello, scuro, ghazzo, pmuzzo 
buono, porcino, ^c 
In preparing this Boletus, of which Fries says, " spe- 
cies in cibariis laudatissima^'' for the table, the skin must 
be peeled off, and the Jiymenium or tubes removed ; the 
latter, it may be observed, are in all species to be avoided. 
Some people eat the stem, but it is rather tough. Old plants 
should not be taken. 
