'JO MINNESOTA MUSHROOMS 



iK-t-\"eined. stuut and oftt-n bulbous; tubes ahnost free, whitisb. finallv \-ellu\visb 

 or greenish; spores yellowish, oblong to fusoid. 10-16 ^- , 3-ti/.i. Idle name refers 

 to the edible [iroperties. 



In "Woods and openings, summer and autumn ; excellent. 



Boletus luteus Yellow Boletus 



Cap 5-15 cm. -wide, vellow to Yellowish brown or brownish, covered with a 

 dense brownish glue, more ur less spotted, conve.x to plane ; flesh white, unchang- 

 ing ; stem 5-6 cm. bv 1-2 cm., yellowish or darkish and rough-dotted above the 

 membranous brownish ring ; tubes adnate, vellow. darker when old ; spores yel- 

 low-brown, fusoid. 6-10 X 2-3 jj.. The name refers to the color. 



Common on the ground in woods, summer and autumn ; famed for its good 

 qualities. 



Boletus subluteus Yellowish Boletus 



C a p) 3-8 cm. wide, dull vellow to rust-brown, stickv when wet. more or less spot- 

 ted. conA-ex to plane ; flesh whitish to vellowish ; stem 3-7 cm. bv 4-7 cm., grayish 

 to yellowish, rough-dotted above and below the ring with red-brown dots ; veil 

 stickv. finallv forming a band-like ring ; tubes adnate, vellow, then ocher ; spores 

 vellowish-rust-colored, fusoid, 8-10 \ 4-5^. The name refers to its relationship to 

 Boletus luteus. 



On the ''round m woods, summer and autumn; iiood. 



Boletus scaber Roughstem Boletus 



Cap 3-12 cm. wide, extremelv variable in color, from tan to brickred, orange- 

 red, smokv, brown, etc.. smooth, stickv when wet, convex ; flesh white or whitish, 

 changing little when bruised; stem 6-12 cm. bv 6-12 mm., whitish to grav, rough 

 with red-brown or blackish scales, solid ; tubes free, white, then darkish ; s p o res 

 brownish, fusoid, 14-18 ^- 4-6/:).. The name refers to the rough stem. 



(Jne of the commonest of the genus, in woods, marshes, etc.. summer and 

 autumn ; excellent, though stem and tubes should usually not be cooked, as they 

 recjuire a longer period. 



Boletus cyanescens Blueflesh Boletus 



Cap 5-15 cm. wide, gravisli tan. tan or brownish, more or less tufted or liairv. 

 convex to plane; flesh white, turning blue where bruised; stem 5-10 cm. bv 1-3 

 cm., tan to brownish, gravish with fine hairs, stuffed, then liollowed ; tubes free, 

 ■white, then vellowish. turning blue when touched; spores whitish or ]iale vellow. 

 ellipsoid. 15-16 X 5-S/.(. The name refers to the liluing of the flesh. 



In woodland and ijrassland. summer and autumn ; excellent. 



