also exists in other parts of the plant. Wounded places slowly as- 

 sume a greenish hue. 



The stem is colored like, or a little paler, than the cap. It is 

 usually adorned with a few spots of a deeper orange. It is short 

 when the j^lant grows on naked ground, longer if among moss or 

 leaves. It is generally hollow, especially in mature plants. 



The cap is two to five inches broad, the stem one to four 

 inches long, and one-third to two-thirds of an inch thick. 



The Delicious lactarius groAvs in woods, groves and mossy 

 SAvamps. It is especially fond of pine woods and wet, mossy 

 swamps. It may sometimes be found in swamps when dry 

 weather prevents its growth elsewhere. It occurs from July to 

 October. 



It has been abundantly praised by writers on edible mush- 

 rooms, most of whom jilace it among the best. Gillet says, "it is 

 edible, but not as good as its name seems to indicate." Smith 

 says, "it is the most delicious mushroom known." My own expe- 

 rience with it leads me to class it as a very good mushroom, but 

 not equal to the best. It is thought by some that too long and 

 rapid cooking spoils its delicacy and makes it tough. From the 

 color of its juice it is sometimes called the Orange-milk mush- 

 room. 



The Orange-brown lactarius, Lactarius volenius, is about the 

 same in size and shape as the preceding species, but in other re- 

 spects, it is very different. Its cap is smooth and uniformly col- 

 ored, but its color is a peculiar one, apparently a mixture of red, 

 brown and yellow, which has been described as reddish-tawny, 

 golden-tawny, brownish-orange, and orange-brown. The color 

 varies slightly in shade, but not in character. Sometimes the cap 

 has a slight umbo in the centre, and occasionally the epidermis 

 cracks in areas, showing the whitish flesh in chinks. In variety 

 snhrugosus, the margin of the cap is rough, with reticulating 

 v;rinkles or corrugations. 



The gills are white or yellowish white, and where cut or brok- 

 en, exude drops of a white, milky juice. Bruises on them soon 

 assume a broAvnish hue. 



The stem is colored like the cap, but usually a little paler. It 

 is smooth, firm, and commonly solid. 



The Orange-brown mushroom groAvs in Avoods and in open 

 places. It is especially abundant in thin Avoods of oak and chest- 

 nut, in Avarm, Avet weather, and may be found from -July to Sep- 

 tember. It is quite free from the attacks of insects, but if kept 

 too long before cooking, it is apt to emit a strong, unpleasant 



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