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umbonate, zoneless, dry, at first silky-floccose, but soon becoming 

 smooth and shining, margin involute when young and somewhat 

 whitish-tomentose ; flesh palHd-brown, not firm ; gills adnato-de- 

 current, crowded, ochraceous or brownish-ochre ; milk white, not 

 changing ; stalk stuffed, somewhat fragile, equal, rufescent, slightly 

 downy and white, pubescent at the base. 



Common in mixed woods, possibly more abundant in fir plan- 

 tations. Taste bitter-acrid, scentless. Poisonous. 



103. Lactarius fuliginosus Fr. — Pileus fleshy, becoming plane, 

 then depressed, spongy-firm, margin at first inflexed, sometimes 

 uneven, flexuous, zoneless, very dry and somewhat downy or velvety, 

 at length naked ; gills rounded-adfixed, then decurrent, somewhat 

 thin and distant, whitish, then rich yellow-ochraceous; milk white, 

 usually changing to rose, and then saffron-yellow ; stalk spongy- 

 stuffed, almost equal, ranging in colour from white, through buff and 

 tan, to dull red or smoky. 



L. fuliginosus is common in woods, and is easily known by the 

 " coffee- and-m ilk" colour of the pileus, and the rapid change of the 

 hard whitish flesh when broken to a reddish saflfron-colour. Acrid- 

 nauseous ; taste sometimes mild, and not unpleasant ; odour nauseous 

 and pungent, probably poisonous. 



104. Lactarius volemus Fr. — Pileus zoneless, plano-convex, at 

 length depressed, margin at first bent inwards, even, dry ; gills 

 adnato-decurrent, thin, crowded, whitish or yellowish, brownish 

 when bruised; milk abundant, white, sweet, sometimes becoming 

 yellowish ; stalk stout, firm, solid, almost equal, golden or golden 

 red-brown like the pileus. 



L. volemus grows in woods ; it is usually large in size and 

 locally frequent, but generally uncommon ; it is very easily recognised 

 by its rigid flesh and beautiful rich rufous and golden hues, like 

 those seen on some ripe and richly coloured pears. Esculent, 

 considered delicious, pleasant-tasted even when uncooked. 



GENUS IX.—RUSSULA Pers. 



In Russula the pileus is fleshy, at 

 length depressed ; stem shining ; gills 

 rigid, fragile, sharp-edged. All the species 

 are terrestrial, and allied to Lactarius, but 

 never milky; some are extremely variable 

 in colour, and consequently difficult to 

 name without experience. Many of the 

 species are acrid and poisonous ; a few 

 are mild and edible; but, owing to the 

 variations in colour, mistakes are common 

 with beginners. There are sixty- five 

 British species of Russula ; five only of 

 these are represented by models. 



41. — Russula 

 )ne-quarter nat 



aurata Fr. 

 ural size.) 



