Pl.cell.aph. 11. HYMEN OTHECEiE. 268. Boletus. 641 
5. Boletus carpineus. Hornbeam holele . 
Thalli in tufts; cap bald, yellowish, bordered; under- 
neath grey. 
Boletus carpineus, Sowerby Fungi, 231. 
On the trunks of hornbeam. 
6. Boletus suaveolens. Sweetscented bolete. 
Thallus scented, fleshy, rather corky; cap slightly woolly, 
white; pores large, brownish, some prominent, pointed, 
with an unequal surface. 
Boletus suaveolens, Lin. S. P. 1646 ; Persoon Syn. 530, 
Boletus suberosus, Bolt. Fung. 162. 
Boletus salicinus, Bull. Herb. 340. 
On the white willow and other trees ; mild winters. 
Odour grateful, when dry like that of anise-seeds. 
7. Boletus igniarius. Tinder holete. 
Thallus dilated, smooth ; skin wrinkly; cap hard, blackish 
at bottom; edge vermillion red, underneath ochry-yellow. 
Boletus igniarius, Lin. S. P. 1645; Persoon Syn. 534. 
On the trunks of fir-trees. 
When beaten, used for tinder, under the name of amadou. 
8. Boletus betulinus. Beech bolete. 
Thallus short-stemmed, rather large; cap fleshy cork- 
like, kidneyshape, grey-reddish ; . beneath whitish. 
Boletus betulinus, Gmel. Syst. Nat. 2, 1436; Sowerby Fungi , 212 ; Per- 
soon Syn. 535. 
On the trunks of beech-trees. 
Taste acid. 
9. Boletus fomentarius. Spunk bolete. 
Thallus halved, hard ; cap rather 3-cornered, slightly 
banded, smoke-grey ; pores whitish-grey, becoming rather 
rust-colour. 
Agaricus pedis equini facie, Raii Syn. 22,1. 
Boletus fomentarius, Sowerby Fungi , 153 ; Persoon Syn. 536. 
On sickly beech-trees. 
When beaten, used for tinder, or quick-match, also to 
restrain haemorrhage, instead of the true agaric, daedalia 
quercina, genus 266. 
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