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AGARICINI. 



Pileus always yellowisli, turnint^ pale, about the same size as R. emetica, 

 from which it di Iters in the finely reticulated rugose stem, which is white 

 then greyish, and the adnate cuticle of the pileus. Spores papillose, dia- 

 meter -00029 in. 



631. Russula fragilis. Fr. " Fragile Eussula." 



Very acrid ; pileus lax, fleshy, thin, plane, depressed, unequal, 

 polished, cuticle thin, becoming pale, opaque, slightly viscid ; 

 margin tuberculoso -striate ; stem stuffed, then hollow, shining; 

 gills fixed, thin, crowded, yentricose, white. — F7\ Epicr.p. 359. 

 Krombh. t. U,f. 12-18. Bull. t. 509,/. T.U. Vent. t. 33, /. 4, 5. 

 Corda. Sturm, t. 53. Barla. 1. 14,/. 10-12. 



In woods. Common. [S. Carolina.] 



Stem lj-2 in. long, always finely striate, white. Pileus 1-1| in. broad, 

 rarely more, colour variable, always opaque. 



632. Russula Integra. Fr. •' Entire Russula." 



Mild. Pileus fleshy, expanded or depressed, with a viscid cu- 

 ticle, growing pale ; margin thin, at length sulcate n.nd tubercu- 

 lose ; flesh white ; stem spongy, stuffed, even, ventiv'ose, white ; 

 gills nearly free, very broad, equal, distant, white, then pallid, 

 powdered with yellow. — Fr. Epicr. p. 360. Schcpff. t. 92. Vitt. t. 

 21. Krombh. t. 64,/. 4-6, t. 6Q,f. 14, 15. Batt. t. 16, c. Ann. N.H. 

 no. 334. Harz. t. 59. 



In woods. Aug. Bristol. 



Distinguished by its mild taste, its at length sulcate and tuberculated mar- 

 gin, its white stem, and its gills, which gradually assume a pale dirty yellow 

 hue. — M. J. B. 



633. Russula decoloxans. Fr. " Discolored Russula." 



Mild. Pileus fleshy, firm, spherical, then expanded or depressed, 

 polished, thin, cuticle becoming pale ; margin thin, even ; stem 

 spongy, solid, elongated, cylindrical, rugoso-striate, white then 

 cinereous ; gills adnexed, forked behind, thin, crowded, white, 

 then yellowish. — Fr. Epicr.p. 361. Mag. Zool. ^ Bot. no. 60. 



In woods. Sept. Esculent. 



Distinguished from i2. alufacev.s by its pale spores, in consequence of which 

 the gills remain much longer white. The inside of the stem, which is thick 

 and spongy, acquires in general a cinereous tinge. — M. J. B. 



634. Russula auzata. Fr. " Golden Russula." 



Becoming acrid. Pileus fleshy, rigid, convexo-plane, shining ; 

 margin at length striate ; flesh under the viscid cuticle lemon- 



