Polyporaceee 



B. sep'arans Pk. (Plate CXVIII, fig. i, p. 436.) Pileus convex, Boletus, 

 thick, glabrous, subshining, often pitted, pitted or corrugated, brownish- 

 red or dull-lilac, sometimes fading to yellowish on the margin. Flesh 

 white, unchangeable. Tubes at first nearly plane, adnate, white and 

 stuffed, then convex, depressed around the stem, ochraceous-yellow or 

 brownish-yellow and sometimes separating from the stem by the expan- 

 sion of the pileus. Stem equal or slightly tapering upward, reticulated 

 either wholly or in the upper part only, colored like the pileus or a 

 little paler, sometimes slightly furfuraceous. Sporessubfusiform, brown- 

 ish-ochraceous, 12-1 5x5-6^. 



Pileus 3-6 in. broad. Stem 2-4 in. long, 6-12 lines thick. 



Thin grassy woods. New York, Peck. Peck, Boleti of the U.' S. 



West Virginia. September, 1881. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 

 October, 1887, Mcllvaine. Indiana, October, 1898. Dr.J.R. Weist, 

 H. I. Miller. 



One of the handsomest of Boleti. It varies greatly in size and 

 color, but traces of purple or lilac are always detectable. The reticu- 

 lations upon the stem are often obscure, especially in young specimens. 



It is pleasant when raw, and quite equal to any Boletus when cooked. 



B. edu'lis Bull. edulis, edible. (Plate CXVIII, fig. 5, p. 436.) 



Pileus convex or nearly plane, gla- 



. (Plate CXIX.) 



brous, moist, at first compact, then 

 soft, variable in color, grayish-red, 

 brownish-red or tawny-brown, often 

 paler on the margin. Flesh white 

 or yellowish, reddish beneath the 

 cuticle. Tubes convex, nearly free, 

 long, minute, round, white, then y el- 



low and greenish. Stem short or 



. i , n u 1 i, BOLETUS EDULIS, VAR. CLAVIPES. 



long, straight or flexuous, subequal 2> 3> BOLETUS EDULIS. 



or bulbous, stout, more or less reticu- 

 late, especially above, whitish, pallid or brownish. Spores oblong- 

 fusiform, 12 i 5x4 5/u.. 



Var. cla'vipes. Plate CXIX. Stem tapering upward from an en- 

 larged base, everywhere reticulated. 



Pileus 4-6 in. broad. Stem 2-6 in. long, ^-18 lines thick. 



Woods and open places. Not rare. Peck, Boleti of the U. S. 



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