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Of the pruinose and subtomentose boleti, five species out of six or 
eight found, are easily recognizable. B. miniato-olivaceus Frost var. 
sensibilis Peck seems less common than about Boston, certainly not 
common enough to suggest the dangerous experiment of eating it. 
It may be remarked, however, that the writer has eaten fresh young 
specimens of this Boletus (the pores removed) withoutany other than 
pleasurable results.  Boleti even more than other fungi demand to be 
eaten as soon as gathered. 
B. bicolor Peck, in exact agreement with the author's description, 
was found under a hemlock on a hillside on July 21, 1899. Its small 
pores and red stem are conspicuous even in the dried state. 
The Boletus that has been found in greatest quantity about Alstead 
is one that I have referred to B. su/g/aóripes Peck. It agrees well 
with the author's figure in Report 51 of the New York State Museum, 
and with the description, except that the flesh is usually pale-yellowish 
or yellowish-white, and the branny particles on the stem, in carefully 
handled specimens, can hardly be overlooked. Sometimes, a reddish 
tint appears on the lower part of stem at maturity. The color of the 
pileus is, in general, dead-leaf brown, with occasional chestnut tints in 
the pale-yellow color of pores and stem ; and in other points, including 
the dimensions of the olivaceous spores (1212 to 15 by 4 to 5m, Peck), 
it agrees well with the description, although the average size of the 
spores appears to be about 13 by 314 w. This Boletus is conspicuous 
about Alstead by reason of its abundance, and its repeated appearance 
in woods and along wooded roadsides in July and early August. It 
has several times been gathered in sufficient quantity to furnish a dish 
at table, and can be recommended to those who like Boleti. Certain 
specimens are somewhat pitted or corrugated (var. corrugis Peck). 
This determination has been approved by Mr. Peck. 
Of B. chrysenteron Fr. a few doubtful specimens have been col- 
lected, referred here because of their yellow flesh. 
B. subtomentosus L., is common and extremely variable. The 
points relied on for recognition have been the soft, strongly tomentose 
pileus, the long, large, depressed, but often decurrent pores, the ribs 
on the upper part of the stem, the unchanging pale flesh, and the 
yellow mycelial strands at the base of the stem, which is sometimes 
reddish within. 
The Calopodes are so far represented at Alstead by B. ornatipes 
* See RHODORA, I: 2, pp. 21 — 23, Feb. 1899. 
