Polyporaceae 



West Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mcllvaine. Boletus. 



Boletus Satanus is sometimes plentiful in spots. Where it luxuriates 

 it is a rich decoration to the ground, and earth upon upturned-roots 

 upon which it often grows. It does not live long after reaching ma- 

 turity, but decomposes into a putrescent mass. 



Its reputation rivals that of the original possessor of its name. But 

 old proverb sayeth that even "The Devil is not as black as he is 

 painted." See remarks heading Luridi. 



B. alveola'tus B. and C. PileilS convex, glabrous, shining, bright 

 crimson or maroon-color, sometimes paler and varied with patches of 

 yellow. Flesh firm, white, changing to blue where wounded. Tubes 

 adnate, subdecurrent, yellow with maroon-colored mouths, the hymenial 

 surface uneven witJi irregular alveolar depressions. Stem very rough 

 with the margins of rather coarse subreticular depressions, the reticula- 

 tions bright-red above with yellow stains. Spores yellowish-brown, 

 12.5-15x4-5/4. 



PileilS 3-6 in. broad. Stem 3-4 in. long, 9 lines thick. 



Damp woods. New England, Frost. Peck, Boleti of the U. S. 



West Virginia mountains, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, in mixed woods 

 and on banks of streams. Mcllvaine. 



B. alveolatus appears to be more generally distributed than B. Satanus. 

 It is not as clannish, though occasionally three or four are found grow- 

 ing together. When growing from the banks of creeks, or between the 

 roots of beech and other trees in low places, it is often deformed in cap 

 and stem. The texture is firm, close and the taste is very pleasant. It 

 botanically takes its place in this suspected series. I consider it one of 

 the best Boleti. See remarks heading Luridi. 



B. lll'ridllS Schaeff. lurid in color. Pileus convex, tomentose, 

 brown-olivaceous, then somewhat viscose, sooty. Flesh yellow, chang- 

 ing to blue where wounded. Tubes free, yellow, becoming greenish, 

 their mouths round, vermilion, becoming orange. Stem stout, vermilion, 

 somewhat orange at the top, reticulate or punctate. Spores greenish- 

 gray, 15x9. 



PileilS 2-4 in. broad. Stem 2-3 in. long. 



The lurid Boletus, though pleasant to the taste, is reputed very poison- 

 ous. Boletus rubeolarius Pers., having a short bulbous scarcely reticu- 



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