86 MUSHEOOMS. 



Red or Pink. 



the base of the stem. The Boleti seem to be 

 most abundant from the beginning of July 

 until early in September. There are many va- 

 rieties of beautiful colors, and they are a most 

 interesting group, especially to beginners. This 

 may be partly owing to the fact that Professor 

 Peck's pamphlet on " Boleti " is clearly ex- 

 pressed, and the descriptions so vivid and plain 

 that one has less trouble in naming them than 

 any other class of fungi. 



HYGROPHORUS MINEATUS = vermilion. 

 The Vermilion Hygophorus. 



Cap 1 inch broad, at first vermilion color and 

 then paler, broad, flattened and then even, de- 

 pressed in centre by the margin becoming ele- 

 vated. It is thin and fragile at first, even, 

 smooth, and then scaly. Stem from 1 to 2 

 inches long, slender, 1 line thick, a little paler 

 than the cap, equal, round, somewhat stuffed, 

 smooth, shining. Gills attached, seldom de- 

 current, distant, distinct, yellow color, shaded 

 with red. This species is very fragile. It grows 

 in woods or in open country, on mosses or on 

 dead leaves. It may be csespitose, or grows 

 singly from July to October. 



