42 FUNGUS-FLOKA. 



Var. pulchralis^ Cke., Hdbk., p. 336 ; Cke., Illustr., 

 pi. lOOoA. 



jRussula pulch'cdis, Britzel., Sudb., f. 13. 



Pileus viscifl, ochraceous, disc sjDotted with, red or purple, 

 the thin margin coarsely striate or tuberculated. 



On the ground. 



Russula vitellina. Fr. 



Strong-scented. Mild. Pileus f-l-i- iH' across, the small 

 disc slightly fleshy, remainder very thin ; convex, soon 

 plane, margin tuberculosely striate, rather dry, yellow, 

 becoming pale ; gills slightly adnexed, soon separating from, 

 the stem and becoming free, distant, rather thick, connected 

 by veins, saifron-colour ; stem about 1 in. long, and 2 lines 

 thick, equal, white ; spores 7-8 /x diameter. 



Hussula vitellina, Fries, Epicr., p. 263 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 338. 



In woods. 



Differs from B. liitea in the stronir smell and the striate 

 and tuberculose margin of the pileus. 



Var. major, Cke., Illu.'str., pi. 1102b. 



Pileus 2-3 in. across; gills 3 lines broad; stem Ij in. 

 long, 3—4 lines thick, becoming hollow. 

 In woods. 

 Agreeing with the typical form except in size. 



Russula ochracea. Fr. 



Mild. Pileus about 3 in. across, flesh rather thick at the 

 centre becoming thin towards the margin, pale ochraceous, 

 soft ; convex then expanded and dej^ressed, margin coarsely 

 striate, pellicle thin, viscid, ochraceous with a tinge of 

 yellow, disc usually becoming darker ; gills slightly adnexed, 

 broad, scarcely crowded, ochraceous; stem about 1| in. long, 

 0-7 lines thick, slightly wrinkled longitudinally, ochiaceous, 

 stuffed, soft; spores globose, echinulate, ochraceous, 10-12 ^ 

 diameter. 



Hussula ochracea, Fries, Epicr., p. 362; Cke., Hdbk., p. 

 338; Cke., Illustr., pL 1050. 



In pine and mixed woods. 



The mild taste, and ochraceous colour of every part, in- 

 cluding the flesh, separate the present from every other 

 species. 



