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sliglritly convex, free, small, round, yellow, with the mouth 

 bi'ownish- orange, becoming almost black; stipe equal, solid, 

 smooth, paler than the pileus ; flesh whitish, changing to 

 blue, as also do the tubes, when cut or bruised. 



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



Ground in woods and open places. New Baltimore and 

 Sandlake. July and August. 



Near B. lurldus. I have always found this plant much 

 infested by the larvfe of insects, so that it is with difficulty a 

 specimen can be dried before tliey destroy it. 



*12. Boletus felletjs Bull. 



Pileus broadly convex, soft, smooth, pale grayish-brown or 

 brick-red, the margin thick ; tubes convex, dejDressed around 

 the stipe, very long, angular, not large, pale flesh-color ; stipe 

 equal or slightly tapering upward, smooth, solid, subconcol- 

 orous, reticulated above ; flesh white, or pale flesh-color ; 

 • spores rose-color. 



Height 4'- 6', breadth of pileus 3'-5', stipe 6"- 12" thick. 



In pine or hemlock woods and groves. Common. July and 

 August. 



Our plant is a large and fleshy one, not agreeing closely 

 with the published descriptions. 



13. Boletus edulis Bull. 



Pileus thick, broadl}^ convex, smooth, grayish-red ; tubes • 

 convex, nearly free, long, minute, round, yellow, at length 

 tinged with green ; stipe equal, firm, solid, dull ochraceous, 

 finely reticulated its whole length ; flesh whitish, not clianging 

 color. 



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



Banks by roadsides. North Elba. August. 



It appears to be rare. Edible. 



14. Boletus subtomentosus L. 



Pileus broadly convex, or expanded, sometimes slightly 

 umbonate, dry, squamulose-tomentose, pinkish-brown ; tubes 

 convex, attached or slightly decurrent, very large, angular, 

 compound, yellow ; stipe equal, solid, yellowish-brown, paler 

 at the top and marked with the decurrent walls of the tubes ; 

 flesh whitisli, tinged with yellow, unchangeable ; spores pale 

 ochraceous with a greenish tinge. 



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



Low mossy ground in woods. North Elba and Sandlake. 

 August and September. 



