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Ring. — None. 



Volva. — None. 



Odor. — Foetid, very disagreeable. 



Taste. — Very bitter. 



Habitat. — In woods and open places, very com- 

 mon in New England from Jul}' to October grow- 

 ing singly. 



yot edible. 



RUSSULA emetica (Fr.) an emetic. 



Cap. — 3 to 4 inches broad, at first bell-shaped, 

 then plane and depressed in the center, smooth, at 

 first rose color, fading to yellow wlien old; m-irgin 

 lined and warty. 



Flesh. — Brittle, white, reddish underneath the 

 separating skin. 



Gills. — Nearly free, broad, somewhat distant, 

 white. 



Spores. — Spherical, white. 



Stem. — 1 to 3 inches long, stout, stuffed witii 

 fibres, white, with sometimes a tinge of red. 

 Ring. — None. 

 Volva. — None. 

 Odor.— MM. 

 Taste. — Very acrid. 



Habitat. — In open woods, common all over the 

 United States, growing singly from July to Octo- 

 ber. 



Edible. — Reported in recent years as edible. 



