
          (232.)

Boletus annularius. Hist. 169.

Annulated Boletus

This fugitive grew plentifully here
in a wood in 1790.  Since then or before
that time I have but very rarely seen
it.  The speciment figured I thought it the
most beautiful and elegant object I had
ever met with amongst the Fungii:
I wished much to dry some specimens
but all attempts proved unsuccesfull, tis
a great inconvenience that no method can
be thought of to preserve these plants in their
figure & colour.--
        