Agaricaceae 



Lactarius. large, stout plant it frequently lifts the leaf mat as it pushes upward, 

 making leaf-mounds under which it is hidden, as do many of the Cor- 

 tinarii. But even in such instances there are usually a few solitary 

 plants standing prominently forth as sentinels. 

 It is edible, but coarse. Good flavor. 



L. chelido'nium Pk. PileilS 2-3 in. broad, at first convex, then 

 nearly plane and umbilicate or centrally depressed, grayish-yellow or 

 tawny, at length varied with bluish and greenish stains, often with a few 

 narrow zones on the margin. Gills narrow, close, sometimes forked, 

 anastomosing or wavy at the base, grayish-yellow. Stem 11.5 m - 

 long, 4-6 lines thick, short, subequal, hollow, colored like the pileus. 

 Spores globose, 7.5/t. Milk sparse, saffron-yellow ; taste mild. 



Sandy soil, under or near pine trees. Saratoga and Bethlehem. 



The milk of this species resembles in color the juice of celandine, 

 Chelidonium majus. It is paler than that of L. deliciosus. By this 

 character and by the dull color of the pileus, the narrow lamellae, short 

 stem and its fondness for dry situations, it may be separated from the 

 other species. Wounds of the flesh are at first stained with the color 

 of the milk, then with blue, finally with green. A saffron-color is some- 

 times attributed to the milk of L. deliciosus, which may indicate that 

 this species has been confused with that, or that the relationship of the 

 two plants is a closer one than we have assigned to them. Peck, 38th 

 Rep. N. Y. State Bot. 



Mt. Gretna, Pa. In mixed woods, gravelly low ground. Septem- 

 ber, October. Mcllvaine. 



A score or more solitary specimens were found and eaten. The sub- 

 stance and flavor are not distinguishable from L. deliciosus, which is 

 lauded to the summit of good toadstools. 



Lc Sllbpurpu'reus Pk. sub, under; purpurcus, purple. Pilens at 

 first convex, then nearly plane or subinfundibuliform, more or less 

 spotted and zonate when young, and moist dark-red with a grayish 

 luster. Gills close, dark-red, becoming less clear and sometimes green- 

 ish-stained with age. Stem equal or slightly tapering upward, soon 

 hollow, often spotted with red, colored like the pileus, sometimes hairy 

 at the base. Spores subglobose, Q-IO/X. Milk dark-red. 



Pileus 2-3 in. broad. Stem 1.5-3 m - long. 3~5 l mes thick. 



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