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MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



because the flesh turns blue when bruised. I first found this species in Whin- 

 nery's woods, Salem, Ohio. The specimens in Figure 284 grew near Chillicothe 

 and was photographed by Dr. Kellerman. July to August. 



Boletus chrysenteron. Fr. 



The Red-cracked Boeetus. EdibeE. 



Chrysenteron means gold or golden within. The pileus is two to four inches 

 broad, convex, becoming more flattened, soft to the touch, varying from light 



to yellowish - brown 

 or bright brick-red, 

 more or less fissured 

 with red cracks ; the 

 flesh yellow, chang- 

 ing to blue when 

 bruised or cut, red 

 immediately beneath 

 the cuticle. 



The tube surface 

 is olive-yellow, be- 

 coming bluish when 

 bruised, tube-open- 

 ings rather large, 

 angled and unequal 

 in size. 



The stem is gen- 

 erally stout, straight, 

 yellowish, and more 

 or less streaked or 

 spotted with the 

 color of the cap. 

 The spores are light 

 brown and spindle- 

 shaped. This spe- 

 cies will be easily 

 distinguished from 

 R. subtomentosus 

 because of its bright 

 color and the cracks 

 in the cap turning 

 red, wlu-nce the 

 name of the "Red- 

 cracked Boletus." 



Figure 285. 



-Boletus chrysenteron. One-half natural size. Caps yellowish 

 to red. Flesh yellow. 



