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Cap two to five inches broad, stem one to two inches long, one- 

 half to three-fourths of an inch thick. 



I have found this species under pine trees only. It occurs in 

 autumn. 



European authors have written about its edible qualities as 

 follows : Edible and highly esteemed ; its flesh is very tender ; it 

 is excellent ; it is good and extensively consumed in Germany. 



Boletus subluteus Peck. 

 Small-yellowish Boletus. 



Plate 33. Figy. 1 to 6. 



Pileus viscid or glutinous when moist, often obscurely streaked 

 or spotted, dingy -yellowish or ferruginous-brown, flesh whitish or 

 tinged with dull yellow ; tubes plane and yellow in the young 

 plant, becoming dingy-ochraceous with age, and sometimes con- 

 vex; stem slender, whitish or ding}' -yellowish, annulate, dotted 

 both above and below the annulus ; spores oblong or subfusiform, 

 .0003 to .0004 in. long. 



The Small-yellowish boletus scarcely differs from the Yel- 

 low-brown boletus except in its smaller size and its more 

 slender stem, which is dotted both above and below the 

 collar. Its collar is less membranous in the mature plant, 

 for it collapses or shrinks into a thick, often discolored, 

 band instead of persisting as a flexible membrane. It is quite 

 probable that it has often been confused with the larger species, 

 and so far as its edible character is concerned such confusion 

 would not be serious for there is but little difference in their 

 flavor. This species is much more frequent than the other. It 

 may be found from August to October. It occurs only in pine 

 regions or in places where pine trees once grew. It is especially 

 fond of a light sandy soil shaded by a thin or scattered growth 

 of pine trees. 



I do not know of any dangerous species with which these two 

 boleti are liable to be confused. 



Boletus granulatus L. 



Gka^ulated Boletus. 



Plate 34. Figs. 1 to 5. 



Pileus viscid or glutinous when moist, variable in color, usually 

 grayish-yellow or tawny, the flesh white tinged with yellow; 



