collar, which is formed by 
the collapsing of the glutin- 
ous veil, is in the form of a 
thick glutinous band rather 
than a membrane, and the 
cap is generally smaller than 
in that species. In other re- 
spects the two species are so 
much alike that a more ex- 
tended description of this 
one is scarcely necessary. 
Its cap is two to four 
inches broad, its stem two to three inches long, and one-fourth to 
one-third of an inch thick. It occurs in places where pine trees 
grow or have grown, and is especially fond of a light sandy soil 
shaded by a thin or scattering growth of young pines. It appears 
in late summer and in autumn. 
The Granulated boletus, Boletus granulatus, is another viscid- 
cap species that delights especially in the company of pine trees 
and groves. These species are scarcely found at all in regions 
destitute of pines. The cap of this one is very variable in color, 
pinkish-gray, grayish-yellow, reddish, reddish-brown and tawny 
hues prevailing. A spotted appearance is sometimes produced by 
the drying gluten. The flesh is thick and white except near the 
stratum of pores, where it is tinted yellow. 
The mass of pores is at first pale yellow, but with advancing 
age it assumes the dingy ochraceous hues common to many 
species. 
’ The stem is short, solid, whitish, with no collar, but adorned 
either in its entire length, or on the upper part only with un- 
equal brown dots or granules. These first appear like drops of 
a thick, turbid juice oozing from the stem, but in a short time 
they harden and form the brown granules that give origin to the 
name of the fungus. They also occur on the edges of the par- 
titions between the pores. 
The cap varies in size from one and a half to four inches broad, 
and the stem from one to two inches long, and from one-third to 
two-thirds of an inch thick. 
The Granulated boletus is common in sandy regions where 
pine trees and thickets are frequent, and occurs from July till 
cold weather in autumn stops its growth. It grows in groups and 
sometimes in circles. It is often found in company with the 
American boletus, Boletus americanus, a smaller species with a 
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Boletus subluteus. B. granulatus. 
