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Spores. — Elliptical, white. 



Stem. — 1 to 2 inches long, slender, smooth, fra- 

 gile and of the same color as the cap. 



Ring. — None. 



Volva. — None. 



Odor. — Not noticeable. 



Taste. — Delicate. 



Habitat. — In moist woods, growing in groups 

 from July to October. Found in all sections of the 

 United States. 



Edible. — One of the most delicately flavored. 



LACTARIUS VOlemuS (Fr.) from volema 

 and pira meaning a kind of large pear. 



Cap. — 2 to 5 inches broad, convex, then nearly 

 plane, with the center slightly depressed, moist 

 later, dry; firm, brownish orange, in the full grown 

 cap the skin is often cracked into patches, margin 

 even, later wrinkled and mottled. 



Flesh. — White, thick, and containing a sticky 

 white milk with a mild taste. 



Gills. — Growing to the stem and slightly attach- 

 ed by a small tooth-like notch, close, whitish, be- 

 coming stained with brown when bruised, broad, 

 crowded, thin. 



Spores. — Globular, white. 



Stem. — 1 to 4 inches long, nearly 1 inch thick, 

 solid, slightly tapering upward, smooth, colored 

 like the cap. 



Ring. — None. 



