Guide to the Mushrooms 1 i9 



Ring. — None. 



Volva. — None. 



Odor. — Mild. 



Taste. — Very bitter^ its distinguishing character- 

 istic. 



Habitat.- — About or on decayed stumps of open 

 and grassy spots quite common^ singly. August 

 to September. Very frequent in New England; 

 found also in central sections of United States. 



Not poisonous but its bitterness renders it unfit 

 to eat. 



BOLETUS castaneus (Bull.) from Latin 

 chestnut. "Chestnut Boletus." 



Cap. — 1 to 3 inches broad, convex^ plane^ even;, 

 dry, velvety, chestnut-brown. 



Flesh. — Brittle, white unchangeable. 



Tubes. — Free, short, small, white, stuffed at first. 



Spores. — Oblong. 



Stem. — 1 to 2 inches long, up to 1 inch thick, 

 slender, tapering upward, solid, then hollow, color- 

 ed and velvety like cap, generally paler at top of 

 stem. 



Ring. — None. 



Volva. — None. 



Oc/or.— Mild. 



Taste. — Nutty. 



