Genus Boletus 



Boletus bicolor 



Cap — Dark red, fading when old ; often marked with yellow. 

 Flesh — Yellow, slowly changing to blue when wounded. 

 Tubes — Bright yellow, changing to blue. 

 Stent — Solid, red, generally yellow at the top. 

 Habitat — Woods and open places. 



Boletus cyanescens 



Cap — Pale buff or greyish yellow. Covered with woolly scales, 



two-fifths of an inch wide. 

 Flesh — White, quickly changing to blue when wounded. 

 Tubes — White, becoming yellowish, changing to blue when 



bruised. 

 Stem — Coloured like the cap. Swollen, stuffed, not covered with 



a network. 

 Habitat— "W oods and open places. 



Boletus pallidus 



Cap — Pallid or brownish white, sometimes tinged with red. 

 ^/^;f>^— White. 



Tubes — Pale whitish yellow, changing to blue when wounded. 

 Stefn — Long and whitish, sometimes streaked with brown ; 

 smooth. 



Boletus mutabilis 



Cap — Brown, becoming blackish ; smooth and shining ; or dry, 

 somewhat woolly. 



Flesh — Bright yellow, promptly changing to blue when wounded. 



Tubes — Yellow, changing to greenish yellow, and quickly be- 

 coming blue 7vhen zcounded. Mouths large and angular. 



Stem — Stout, bright yellow within, covered with broivn and 

 dotted scales. 



Habitat — Dense woods. 



Boletus speciosus 



Cap — Red. 3-7 inches broad. 



Flesh — Pale or bright lemon yellow, changing to blue when 

 wounded. 



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