146 Guide to the Mushrooms 



BOLETUS edulis (Bull) from the Latin edible. 



Cap. — 4 to 6 inches broad, convex then plane, 

 smooth, moist, varying in color from grayish-red, 

 brownish red to yellowish brown, jDaler on margin; 

 very variable in color and size. 



Flesh. — Thick, firm at first then soft, wliite, red 

 beneath skin of cap. 



Tubes. — Convex from margin of cap to stem 

 where they are depressed and partially free from 

 stem, white when young, mouth closed at first (stuf- 

 fed), later greenish yellow. 



Spores. — Oblong to spindle-sha23ed, greenish-yel- 

 low. 



Stem. — 2 to 6 inches long 1 1-2 to 3 inches thick, 

 bulbous, more or less netted (reticulated), pale 

 brown. 



Ring. — None. J^olva. — Xone. 



Of/or.— Mild. Taste.— ^hld. 



Habitat. — Woods and open places, very fre- 

 quent, August and September. Of common occur- 

 rence in all sections of the United States. 



Edible. 



BOLETUS Chromapes (Fr.) from the Latin 

 yellow and foot. 



Cap. — 2 to 4 inches broad, convex, or nearly 

 plane, pale grayish pink. 



Flesh . — White, unchangeable. 



Tubes. — Convex, attached slightly to stem, 

 though often free ; white turning brownish. 



Spores. — Oblong. 



