+Stem+ 2 to 4 inches long, thick, firm, reticulated, at first ovate,
bulbous, then lengthened, equal, tinted pale yellow and red. The stem in
the specimen was 1/4 inch thick, swelling from apex downward, but it often
measures 2 inches in thickness. This Boletus is considered poisonous.
+BOLETUS SUBTOMENTOSUS = almost velvety.+
+The Yellow-cracked Boletus.+
+Cap+ dark brown, 1 to 4 inches broad, convex or nearly plane, soft,
dry, covered with soft, weak, appressed hairs, almost olivaceous, of the
same color beneath the cuticle, often marked with cracks and divided
into little patches; flesh white or pallid. +Tubes+ adnate, or depressed
around the +stem+, yellow, mouths large, angular. +Stem+ 1 to 2 1/2
inches long, 2 to 5 lines thick, stout, somewhat ribbed, or scurfy,
with minute dots. The cap varies in color, it may be yellowish-brown.
We found the dark brown species growing on decaying wood, in pine woods,
during the month of September.
+BOLETUS PIPERATUS = peppery.+
+The Peppery Boletus.
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