Genus Boletus 
Boletus bicolor 
Cap—Dark red, fading when old ; often marked with yellow. 
flesh—Y ellow, slowly changing to blue when wounded. 
Tubes—Bright yellow, changing to blue. 
Stem—Solid, red, generally yellow at the top. 
ffabitat—WW oods and open places. 
Boletus cyanescens 
Cap—Pale buff or greyish yellow. Covered with woolly scales, 
two-fifths of an inch wide. 
Flesh—W hite, quickly changing to blue when wounded. 
Tubes—White, becoming yellowish, changing to blue when 
bruised. ; 
Stem—Coloured like the cap. Swollen, stuffed, not covered with 
a network. 
Habitat—W oods and open places. 
Boletus pallidus 
Cap—Pallid or brownish white, sometimes tinged with red. 
Filesh—W hite. 
Tubes—Pale whitish yellow, changing to blue when wounded. 
Stem—Long and whitish, sometimes streaked with brown ; 
smooth. 
Boletus mutabilis 
Cap—Brown, becoming blackish ; smooth and shining ; or dry, 
somewhat woolly. 
Flesh—Bright yellow, promptly changing to blue when wounded. 
Tubes—Yellow, changing to greenish yellow, and quickly be- 
coming blue when wounded. Mouths large and angular. 
Stem—Stout, bright yellow within, covered with brown and 
dotted scales. 
Habitat—Dense woods. 
Boletus speciosus 
Caf—Red. 3-7 inches broad. 
Flesh—Pale or bright lemon yellow, changing to blue when 
wounded. 
Bi'-cé-lér = Cy-dn-és'-céns_— Pall’-I-diis_ = Mii-td’-bi-lfs_- Spé-c1-d'-stis 
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