TL/ITE XXII 



YELLOW CRACKED BOLETUS 



1. Boletus subtomentosus 



Pileus: Diameter three to six inches. Color, varying in dif- 

 ferent individuals, yellowish brown, olive, or subdued tan 

 color; epidermis soft and dry, with a fine pubescence. 

 Cracks in surface become yellow. 



Flesh: Creamy white in mature specimens, changing to blue, 

 and at length leaden on fracture. 



Tube surface: Yellow or yellowish green, becoming bluish 

 when bruised ; opening of tubes large and angled. 



Stem: Stout; yellowish; minutely roughened with scurfy 

 dots, or faintly striped with brown. 



Spores: Brownish ochre. 



Taste: Sweet and agreeable. 



Habitat: Woods. 



Season: Summer and autumn. 



GOLDEN-FLESH BOLETUS 



2. Boletus chpysenteron 



Pileus: Diameter two to four inches; convex, becoming 

 more flattened ; soft to the touch, varying from light yel- 

 lowish brown to bright brick red ; more or less fissured 

 with red cracks and clincks. 



Flesh: Rich, bright yellow, red immediately beneath the 

 cuticle. 



Tube surface: Olive-yellow, becoming bluish where bruised; 

 tube openings rather large, angled, and unequal in size. 



Stem: Generally stout and straight; yellowish, and more or 

 less streaked or spotted with the color of the cap. 



Spores: Light brown. 



Habitat: Woods and copses. 



Season : Summer and autumn. 



