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MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



Boletus granulatus. L. 



The Granulated Boletus. Edible. 



The pileus is two to three inches broad, hemispherical, then convex ; at first 

 covered with a brownish gluten, then turning 1 yellowish ; flesh thick, yellowish, 



does not turn blue ; margin 

 involute at first. 



The tubes are adnate ; at 

 first white, then light yel- 

 low ; the margin distilling 

 a pale watery fluid which 

 when dry gives the granu- 

 lated appearance. 



The stem is short, one to 

 two inches high, thick, 

 solid, pale yellow above, 

 white below, granulated. 

 The spores are spindle- 

 shaped, rusty-yellow. 



This plant grows abund- 

 antly in pine regions, but 

 I have found it where only 

 a part of the trees were pine. The brownish gluten, always constant on the 

 pileus, and the gummy juice drying upon the stem, like granules of sugar, will 

 be strong features by which to identify the species. 

 They are found from July to October. 



Figure 283. Boletus granulatus. One-half natural size. 



Boletus bicolor. Pk. 

 The Two-colored Boletus. Edible. 



The pileus is convex, smooth or merely downy, dark red, fading when old, 

 often marked with yellow; flesh yellow, slowly changing to blue when bruised. 



The tubes are bright yellow, attached to the stem, the color changing to 

 blue when bruised. 



The stem is solid, red, generally red at the top, one to three inches long. 



The spores are pale, rusty-brown color. 



Found in wopdls and open places, from July to October. 



