112 AGARICINI. 



Lactarius. Strong-smelling. So like L. subdulcis, that it can be distinguished safely 



only by its odour of Melilot when dried. 



In woods, chiefly pine. Frequent. Aug.-Nov. 



Pileus about 2.5-5 cent. (1-2 in.) broad. Stem short. The pileus is some- 

 times quite zoneless. The milk is scarcely white as described by Fries, rather 

 pale watery like that of L. serifluus. The unmistakable odour is slight when 

 the plant is fresh, but very strong when dried, nor does it lose its scent with 

 years. The milk, as well as the scent, distinguishes it from L. subdulcis. 

 Spores spherical, echinulate, 6-7 mk. Q. Name — camphorated, strong- 

 scented. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 437. Berk. Out. p. 208. C. Hbk. n. 612. S. 

 Mycol. Scot. n. 579. Quel. t. 11./. 5. Ag. Bull. I. 567./ 1. Ventur. t. 55. 

 f. 3. Barla t. 20. f. 11-13. Krombh. t. 39./". 21-24. 



45. L. obnubilus Lasch. — Pileus scarcely 2.5 cent. (1 in.) broad, 

 b?'own-f uliginous, zoneless, fleshy, thin, convex then umbilicate, 

 smooth, somewhat striate. Stem stuffed then hollow, thin, paler 

 than the pileus. Gills somewhat crowded, yellowish. Milk 

 white, somewhat sweet. 



Small, fragile ; pileus at first papillate ; varying in colour like L. subdulcis, 

 of which it was commonly taken to be a subspecies. 



In damp places below alder and in pastures. Greeshop, 

 Morayshire. Glamis. Sept.-Nov. 



Name — obnubilo, to overcloud, obscure. Dark. Lasch Linn. ?i. 71. under 

 Agaricus. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 438. B. & Br. ?i. 1784. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 

 580. A. obscuratus Lasch. Fr. Monogr. ii. p. 181. Ag. Fl. Dan. t. 1674. 

 Compare Ag. tristis Krombh. t. 40. f. 26-29. 



46. L. minimus Smith. — Pileus %-% in. broad, pallid clay- 

 colour, fleshy, pulvinate, rounded or slightly umbonate, margin 

 incurved. Stem very short, generally exce?itric, of the same 

 colour as the gills. Gills somewhat decurrent, arcuate, branched, 

 moderately distant. Milk abundant, white, mild. 



Very small. 



In pastures. Abergavenny, 1871. Forres. Oct. 



Spores echinulate, 8 mk. Name — smallest in size. Smith Journ. Bot. 1873, 

 p. 205. B. & Br. n. 1557. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 581. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 438. 



Tribe IV. — Pleuropus. 

 No British species. 



