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small, aiijiular, somewhat as in 

 are granulated with reddish or 

 nut brown, oblong to el- 

 liptical, 8-10 .\ 2-3 //. r 

 The stem is L"\lindrical, - 

 even, olive x'ellow abo\'e, - 

 and black dotted both -^ 

 above and below the I 

 annulus, 2. 



Bolctinus pictus l^U. — =• 

 This very beautiful plant 

 is quite common in damp 

 pine woods. It is easil>' 

 recognized by the red- 

 dish cottony layer of 

 mycelium threads which 

 cover the entire plant 

 when young, and form a 

 veil which covers the 

 gills at this time. As the 

 plant expands the red- 

 dish outer layer Is torn 

 into scales of the same 

 color, showing the yel- 

 lowish, or pinkish, flesh 

 beneath, and tlie tlesh 

 often changes to pink or 

 reddish where wounded. 

 The tubes are first pale 

 yellow, but become ^2 

 darker in age, often 

 changing to pinkish, with 

 a brown tinge where 

 brused. The stem is 

 solid, and is thus differ- 

 ent from a closely related 

 species, fi. cavipcs Kalchb. 

 The stem is covered with 

 a coat like that on the 

 pileus and is similarly 

 colored, though often 

 paler. The spores are 



B. i:rii)iii/citiis, but smaller, and they 

 brow nish dots. The spores are wal- 



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