CRYPTOGAMIA. FUNGI. Boletus. 
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Bol. stipitatus, pileo pulvinato sub-viscido, poris rotundatis convexis Jlavissimis, 
stipite albido. Linn. 
{FI Dan. 1135. E. ) —Schaeff. 114— Hedw. Th. 36. 210. 
Tubes deep yellow, a quarter of an inch long, readily separating from the 
pileus. Pores round, very small and regular. 
Pileus rather conical, edge turned in, deep bay, darkest in the centre, 
striated with hairiness, viscid, three to four inches over. Flesh white, 
not changing. 
Stem dirty white, cylindrical, widening at the top, bulbous at the root. 
Curtain membranaceous, whitish. Ring permanent. Schaeffer. (The 
only British species which possesses an annular and permanent veil. 
Grev. E.) 
(Annular Yellow Boletus. E.) Woods and pastures. Aug.—Oct. 
Bol. oliva'ceus. Tubes bright yellow: pileus olive brown: stem 
brown below, yellow or crimson above. 
Bolt. 84— Schceff. 105 and 315— {ib. 108 seems to be a variety .) 
Tubes bright yellow, the longest next the stem about a quarter of an inch ; 
instantly turning blue when wounded. Pores bright yellow, round or 
oval. 
Pileus olive brown, three to four inches over, edge turned down. Flesh 
yellow, instantly turning blue when exposed to the air. 
Stem brown below, bright yellow or crimson elsewhere; three to four inches 
high ; three quarters of an inch diameter. Curtain brown, fugacious. 
Bulliard quotes Bolt. 84. as a synonym to his B. annula'rius, but the latter 
has a yellow pileus with streaks, a permanent ring on the stem, and the 
flesh not changing colour when exposed to the air. 
(Olive Boletus. Bol. olivaceus. Schaeff. Purt. Bol. reticulatus. Pers. E.) 
Church lane, Edgbaston, hedge banks and amongst moss. Sept. 
Var. 2. Pileus dark brown, woolly: stem crimson at the base. 
Tubes yellow. Stem pale yellow, the base crimson, and streaks of crimson 
extending upwards. Flesh white, when cut changing slowly to faint 
blue, but only so in places. 
In Packington park. Autumn. 
Further observation may perhaps show it to be distinct. 
Bol. sanguin'eus. Tubes yellow : pileus blood red, changing to rich 
red brown: stem yellow, with broad crimson streaks. 
Tubes yellow, a little dccurrent, unequal in length, but mostly about one- 
eighth of an inch long, changing to deep blue when broken. Pores lemon 
yellow, angular. 
Pileus crimson, semi-globular, three quarters to one inch and a quarter 
over; when old rich red brown, near three inches over, and the edge 
turning up. Flesh white, a little tinged with crimson next to the skin, 
changing slowly to a bluish cast when wounded. 
Stem, blotches or streaks of dilute crimson on a yellow ground, apparently 
twisted, one to two inches and a half high, near three-eighths diameter. 
In the larger specimens the base is bulbous. 
I have never found this species elsewhere than on the spot mentioned below, 
and no author I meet with has figured it. In its button state the blood- 
red pileus, the yellow and crimson stained stem, and the fine lemon- 
coloured pores, render it a beautiful object. I once only observed it in an 
expanded state as described above, growing on the same spot, but am 
rather doubtful as to the identity of the species. 
