THE TUBE-BEARING FUNGI 



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The tube-surface is rather plane, adhering- to the stem, sometimes slightly 

 depressed around the stem, the mouths being small, nearly round ; whitish, be- 

 coming flesh-colored, changing to black or brown when wounded. 



The stem is equal, short, even, black or blackish. The spores are dull flesh- 

 color, 10-12X5-6/A. 



When I first found this specimen I was inclined to call it B. alboater, but 

 its flesh-colored tubes served to distinguish it. I found the specimens in Figure 

 303 on Edinger's Hill, near Chillicothe. The taste is mild and fairly good. 

 August and September. 



Boletus Americanus. Pk. 



This species will attract the attention of the collector because of its very 

 viscid cap. I found the specimens in Figure 304 growing on Cemetery Hill, 

 near Chillicothe, in company with Lactarius deliciosus. They were growing 

 near and under pine trees, both in dense groups and separately. The caps were 

 very viscid, yellow with a slight tinge of red. The stem is covered with nu- 

 merous reddish-brown dots. 



The pileus is one to three inches broad, thin ; at first rather globose, convex, 



Figure 304. Boletus Americanus. One-half natural size. 



