144 Guide to the Mushrooms 



ed about stem^ small^ clear j^ellow turning darker 

 with age but not from bruises. 



Spores. — Oblongs yellow-brown. 



Stem. — 2 to 4 inches long^ up to 1 1-2 inches 

 thick, firm, subequal, beautifully covered with net- 

 work (reticulated), yellow without and within. 



Ring. — None. Volva. — None. 



Odor.— MM. Taste.— Ui\d. 



Habitat. — Open woods, quite frequent, single. 

 August and September. Quite common in New 

 England. 



Edible. 



BOLETUS SCaber from the Latin scaber, rough. 

 "Rough-stemmed Boletus." 



Cap. — 1 to 4 inches broad convex, smooth, vis- 

 cid when moist, smoky white, sometimes orange 

 brown in color, very variable. 



Flesh. — White, sometimes reddish-white, when 

 bruised. 



Tubes. — Free from stem, rather long, convex 

 from margin of stem where they are somewhat de- 

 jjressed, small, dingy white. 



Spores. — Oblong to spindle-shajDcd, snuif -brown. 



Stem. — 3 to 5 inches long, up to 2 inches thick, 

 solid, tapering upward, white, covered with black, 

 hairy scales which is the distinguishing character- 

 istic of this otherwise very variable mushroom, 



Bing. — None. Volva, — None. 



