Fungi with Milky Juice 



L. piperatiw 



Veil and Annulus — None. 



Spores — White. 



Flesh — Slightly paler than the surface of the cap. Taste very pep- 

 pery. Odour quite aromatic. 



Time — Summer. 



Habitat — Specimen pictured was found in mixed woods, among 

 dried leaves and sticks, in New Jersey. 



Lactarius ligniotus 



Cap or Pileus — Fleshy ; brown velvety surface ; convex to plane; 



brittle. 

 Gills or LamellcE — Attached to the stem, distant, unequal. Snow 



white to yellowish white. Milk mild and white. 

 Stem a?id Stipe — The upper part the same colour as the cap surftice, 



base lighter ; hollow. 

 Ring or Annulus — None. 

 Spores — White. 

 i^7<fj//— Taste pleasant. Broken flesh reddish white, then yellow 



ish. 

 Time — September. 

 Habitat — Common among mosses under fir trees. The specimen 



pictured was found growing in mixed woods at Lake Placid. 



LTg-nl-o'-tus 

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