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o. stem reticulated 17. 



o. Stem not reticulated p. 



p. Tubes pale yellow 18. 



p. Tubes fulvous, sinuate 19. 



1. Boletus spectabilis n. sp. 



Pileus broadly convex, viscid when moist, squamose, bright 

 red, with brownish scales, sometimes pink with brownish- 

 yellow scales ; tubes convex, attached, large, angular, ochra- 

 ceous ; stipe nearly equal, solid, annulate, yellow stained with 

 red or subconcolorous ; veil membranaceous, red, viscid ; flesh 

 yellow ; spores dark ferruginous. 



Height 4-6', breadth of pileus 3-5', stipe 6' thick. 



Mossy swamps. North Elba. August. A large showy 

 species. 



The scales of the pileus are large and distant, except on the 

 disk. (Plate6, flgs. 1-3.) 



2. Boletus pictus n. sjy. 



Pileus broadly convex or expanded, viscid when moist, at 

 first covered with a red tomentum, which soon breaks up into 

 rather small close scales ; tubes plane or convex, attached, 

 large, angular, yellow ; stipe equal, solid, annulate, subcon- 

 colorous ; flesh yellowish. 



Height 1.5'- 3', breadth of pileus 2', stipe, 3"- 5" thick. 



Woods and borders of swamps. Common. July and 

 August. 



The red tomentose scales give it a pretty spotted api^earance. 

 The stipe is slightly marked at the top by the decurrent walls 

 of the tubes. 



3. Boletus luteus L. 



Pileus convex, sometimes exjDanded, smooth, dull yellow, 

 when moist coated with a brownish gluten, streaked or 

 obscurely reticulated with brownish-yellow ; tubes plane or 

 convex, short, attached, minute, subrotund, ochraceous yellow ; 

 stem equal, annulate, solid, scabrous with small reddish or 

 brown dots ; flesh whitish, inclining to dull yellow ; annulus 

 brownish. 



Height 2', breadth of pileus 2'- 3', stipe 3"- 5'' thick. 



Sandy soil. Center. October. 



Our specimens, in color, vary somewhat from the type, and 

 have the stem dotted its whole length. Edible. 



4. Boletus Clintoniais^us n. sp. 



Pileus thiclj:, convex, viscid when moist, smooth, shining, 

 bay-red, or chestnut-color ; tubes nearly plane, attached, sub- 

 decurrent, small, nearly round, pale yellow, becoming darkoj- : 



