Polyporaceae 



dingy-ochraceous. Stem subcespitose, equal, stout, glandular dotted, Boletus, 

 yellow. Spores pale, ochraceous-brown , 9-10x4^. 



Pileus 2-4 in. broad. Stem 2-3 in. long, 4-6 lines thick. 



Sandy soil under pine trees. New York, Peck. 



This species is very rare and was formerly confused with the preced- 

 ing from which it is separated by the hairy adornment of the pileus and 

 the darker, more brown color of the spores. Peck, Boleti of the U. S. 



B. punc'tipes Pk. punctum, a dot; pcs, a foot. Pileus convex or 

 nearly plane, glutinous when moist, yellow, the thin margin at first 

 minutely grayish-pulverulent, becoming recurved with age. Tubes 

 short, nearly plane, adnate, small, subrotund, at first brownish, then 

 sordid-ochraceous. Stem rather long, tapering upward, grandular- 

 dotted, rJnibarb-yellow. Spores 9-10x4-5^. 



Pileus 2-3 in. broad. Stem 2-3 in. long, 3-5 lines thick. Mixed 

 woods. New York, Peck. 



The rhubarb-colored stem and the brownish color of the young hy- 

 menium are the distinguishing features of this species. The glandules 

 occur also on the tubes. The species is rare. Peck, Boleti of the 

 U. S. 



Not seen by Professor Peck since its discovery in 1878. 



Spores when first dropped are olive-green on white paper, but the 

 green hue soon changes to brownish-ochraceous. Peck, 44th Rep. N. 

 Y. State Bot. 



Ontario, Prof. Dearness (Lloyd, R. 4). 



B. al'bus Pk. white. Pileus convex, viscid when moist, white. 

 Flesh white or yellowish. Tubes plane, small or medium, subrotund, 

 adnate, whitish, becoming yellow or ochraceous. Stem equal or slightly 

 tapering downward, both it and the tubes glandular-dotted, white, 

 sometimes tinged with pink toward the base. Spores ochraceous, sub- 

 fusiform, 8-9x4^. 



Pileus 1.5-3 m - broad. Stem 1.5-3 m - l n g> 3~5 l mes thick. 



Woods, especially of pine or hemlock. New York, Peck; New 

 England, Frost. 



This species is easily known by its white pileus, but its color is lost 

 in drying. Sometimes the fresh plant emits a peculiar fetid odor. 

 Peck, Boleti of the U. S. 



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