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MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



Figure 315. Boletinus porosus. Two-thirds natural size. Caps nut-brown, yellowish-brown or olivaceous. 



Fistulina. Bull. 



Fistulina means a small pipe ; so called because the tub.es stand close together 

 and separate easily one from another. 



The hymenophore is fleshy and hymenium inferior. When first seen springing 

 from a stump or root it looks like a large strawberry. It soon developes into the 

 appearance of a big red tongue. When young the upper side is quite velvety 

 and peach-colored, later it becomes a livid red and loses its velvety appearance. 

 The under surface is flesh-colored and is rough like the surface of a tongue, owing 

 to the fact that the tubes are free from one another. When it is moist it is very 

 viscid, making your hands quite blood-stained in appearance. 



