J.R. REVIEW Die Pilze Mitteleuropas. Band I. Die Rohrlinge, by F. KALLENBACH. Lief. xii. Pp. 79-86. PIs. 30, 31. Leipzig, Werner Klinkhardt, 1934· The previous part ofKallenbach's Monographwas published in 1930 and mycologists had begun to fear that the work would never be completed. The remaining parts are promised at six-monthly intervals. Meanwhile Band II is announced to begin this year and will deal with Lactarius (B. Knauth) and the Tremellineae (W. Neuhoff). It is to be hoped that the revised time-table can be kept to for it is eight years since the first part of the Boletus monograph appeared. There can be no doubt that it will be the standard work on the genus for many years to come, but most students would have preferred to have a complete though expensive volume now rather than parts in paper covers appearing at odd intervals over such a number of years. We trust that the publisher has most of the material for the next volume in hand before he begins publication. The present part of the Boletus monograph has two coloured plates and eight pages of text. The first plate shows most excellent representations of the fungus usually called Boletus erythropus but to which the name B. miniatoporus Seer. is given. Persoon used the specific epithet erythropus for the species which is now most frequently called B. Queletii. Fries adopted Persoon's name only, first applying it to the fungus figured here, in 1818, giving it specific rank, but reducing it to varietal rank (var. of B. luridus) in the Systema. The International Rules start from this work and so unfortunately it means that we shall have to take the first specific name after Fries: it looks as if this is B. perniciosus Roques. A key is provided to the species of Boletus with reddish orifices to the pores. These species were all figured conveniently on Plate 2: B. Satanus, B. rhodoxanthus-: purpureus, B. erythropus = Queletii, B. miniatoporus = erythropus, and B. luridus. The first essential to a better understanding of the genus is well on its way, i.e, the clear definitions of the species-the precise nomenclature can wait awhile. The second plate figures B. appendiculatus. It is perhaps printed a little teo reddish brown as the author states but the fact that he has chosen to comment upon this shows the general excellence of the plates.

F. Kallenbach, ,Die Pilze Mitteleuropas. Band I. Die Röhrlinge (1934) Werner Klinkhardt,Leipzig 79 86 Lief. xii. Pls. 30, 31, Lief

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Page 1: F. Kallenbach, ,Die Pilze Mitteleuropas. Band I. Die Röhrlinge (1934) Werner Klinkhardt,Leipzig 79 86 Lief. xii. Pls. 30, 31, Lief

J.R.

REVIEW

Die Pilze Mitteleuropas. Band I. Die Rohrlinge, by F. KALLENBACH.

Lief. xii. Pp. 79-86. PIs. 30, 31. Leipzig, Werner Klinkhardt,1934·

The previous part of Kallenbach's Monograph was published in 1930 and mycologists had begun to fear that the work would never be completed. The remainingparts are promised at six-monthly intervals. Meanwhile Band II is announcedto begin this year and will deal with Lactarius (B. Knauth) and the Tremellineae(W. Neuhoff). It is to be hoped that the revised time-table can be kept to for itis eight years since the first part of the Boletus monograph appeared. There can beno doubt that it will be the standard work on the genus for many years to come,but most students would have preferred to have a complete though expensivevolume now rather than parts in paper covers appearing at odd intervals oversuch a number of years. We trust that the publisher has most of the material forthe next volume in hand before he begins publication.

The present part of the Boletus monograph has two coloured plates and eightpages of text.

The first plate shows most excellent representations of the fungus usually calledBoletus erythropus but to which the name B. miniatoporus Seer. is given. Persoonused the specific epithet erythropus for the species which is now most frequentlycalled B. Queletii. Fries adopted Persoon's name only, first applying it to thefungus figured here, in 1818, giving it specific rank, but reducing it to varietalrank (var. of B. luridus) in the Systema. The International Rules start from thiswork and so unfortunately it means that we shall have to take the first specificname after Fries: it looks as if this is B. perniciosus Roques.

A key is provided to the species of Boletus with reddish orifices to the pores.These species were all figured conveniently on Plate 2: B. Satanus, B. rhodoxanthus-:purpureus, B. erythropus = Queletii, B. miniatoporus = erythropus, and B. luridus. Thefirst essential to a better understanding of the genus is well on its way, i.e, theclear definitions of the species-the precise nomenclature can wait awhile.

The second plate figures B. appendiculatus. It is perhaps printed a little teoreddish brown as the author states but the fact that he has chosen to commentupon this shows the general excellence of the plates.