Boletus siihlutoiis. B g^iaimlatus. 



collar, which is formed bj 

 the collapsing of the glutin- 

 ous veil, is in the form of a 

 thick glutinous band rather 

 than a membrane, and the 

 cap is generally smaller than 

 in that species. In other re- 

 spects the two species are so 

 much alike that a more ex- 

 tended description of this 

 one is scarcely necessary. 

 Its cap is two to four 

 inches broad, its stem two to three inches long, and one-fourth to 

 one-third of an inch thick. It occurs in places where pine trees 

 grow or have grown, and is especially fond of a light sandy soil 

 shaded by a thin or scattering growth of young pines. It appears 

 in late summer and in autumn. 



The Granulated boletus, Boletus granidatus, is another viscid- 

 cap species that delights especially in the company of pine trees 

 and groves. These species are scarcely found at all in regions 

 destitute of pines. The cap of this one is very variable in color, 

 pinkish-gray, grayish-yellow, reddish, reddish-brown and tawny 

 hues prevailing. A spotted appearance is sometimes produced by 

 the dr^•ing gluten. The flesh is thick and white except near the 

 stratum of pores, where it is tinted yellow. 



The mass of pores is at first pale yellow, but with advancing 

 age it assumes the dingy ochraceous hues common to many 

 species. 



The stem is short, solid, whitish, with no collar, but adorned 

 either in its entire length, or on the u])per part only with un- 

 equal brown dots or granules. These first appear like drops of 

 a thick, turbid juice oozing from the stem, but in a short time 

 they harden and form the brow granules that give origin to the 

 name of the fungus. They also occur on the edges of the par- 

 titions between the pores. 



The cap varies in size from one and a half to four inches broad, 

 and the stem from one to two inches long, and from one-third to 

 two-thirds of an inch thick. 



The Granulated boletus is common in sandy regions where 

 pine trees and thickets are frequent, and occurs from July till 

 cold weather in autumn stops its growth. It gTOWs in groups and 

 sometimes in circles. It is often found in company vnth the 

 American boletus. Boletus americanus, a smaller species with a 



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