SOME COMMON MUSHROOMS AM) HOW TO KNOW THEM 



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BOLETUS CHRYSENTEmON 



The cap is convex or plane brown or luick rcil. more or less cracked, 

 snl)tonu'nt(ise: tlio tlesh is ycUnw, red immediately licncatli tlie cuticle, cliang- 

 iui,' to sliirli* blue wiiere wounded: tiie Inlics arc siiliadnate, yellow then 

 jrrcenish, lar^'e, anjiular; the stem is lihrous, striate, equal, red or yellowish. 



The cap i^ 1 t" -^ inches broad; the stem is 1 to 3 inches long. 



Authors differ concerning the edibility of this species; con.sequently extreme 

 raution should be used to avoid collecting it for Boletus bicolor, which is 

 edible. 



BOLETUS EDULIS. EDIBLE BOIJlTUS. (EDIBLE) 



(Fig. 41') 



The cap is convex to expanded, smooth, firm when young, becoming soft 

 in age, the color varying from grayish ri'd to brownish red. generally paler 

 on the margin ; the flesh is white or yellowish. s(im<'timc< r('(ldish bciicMtii the 

 cuticle; the tubes are 

 convex, nearly free, long, 

 minute, white, then yel- 

 low, and greenish ; the 

 stem is variable in 

 length, straight or flex- 

 nous, eciual or bullions, 

 more or less reticidated. 

 w h i t i s h, pallid, o r 

 l)rownish. 



The cap is 4 to 6 

 inches broad; the stem 

 is 2 to 6 inches long. 



Tills is a species of 

 frequent occurrence and 

 the one of this genus 

 most conmionly eaten. 



HOLKTUS BICOLOR 

 (EPTBLE) 



The cap is convex, 

 glabrous, pruinose, dark 

 red, paler in age and 

 sometimes spotted with 

 yeUow, firm; the flesh is 

 yellow, sometimes chang- 

 ing to blue w here 

 wounded ; the tubes are 

 nearly plane, adnate. 

 bright yellow, changing 

 to blue where wounded, 

 mouths small angular or 

 subrotund ; the stem is 

 subequal. solid, red. 



The cap is 2 to 4 inches broad ; the stem is 1 to 3 inches long. 



This is a very attractive little species, occurring <iuite commonly in Virginia 

 and Mai-j'land in the woods and on lawns in shady places. It is consiilered 

 one of the best edible species. 



I'uaiiE 42. Itdhtiis (llulif<. 



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STROBILOMYCES 



The <renii.s Strobilomj-ces closely resembles Boletus, but it may be 

 distin<ruishecl b}^ the less easily separable tubes and extremely scaly 

 cap and stem. 



