1918^ The Lactakias of IToeth Caeolina 19 



Spores fleshy-ochraceous, short-elliptic, faintly tuberculate, pointed 

 and somewhat bent at one end, 3.5-4x3.7-6.6/*. 



This large and very distinct species is decidedly marked by its 

 crowded, much-forked gills, tomentose cap, and acrid milk which 

 becomes gTcen. It seems to be related most closely to L. torminosus, 

 from which it is easily separated by its forked gills, green milk, and 

 its nearly smooth and much smaller spores. 



2232. Bank of New Hope Creek, near Durham bridge, June 24, 1916. Photo. 

 Type. 



12. Lactarius cilicioides Fr. 



Plate 15. 



Cap 4-9 cm. broad, usually about 6-7 cm., sharply depressed in 

 center, usually irregular and lobed ; the margin extending beyond the 

 gills and strongly inrolled when young, becoming plane only at full 

 maturity or remaining sharply bent down ; surface quite viscid, and 

 often cracked and roughened, azonate, covered with viscid fibers 

 which are usually stuck together and collapsed on the surface. In 

 some cases a superficial, thin, viscid, shiny pellicle seems to cover the 

 fibers. On the incurved margin the tomentum appears as a dense 

 roll of coarsely woven and partly fused fibers which collapse at ma- 

 turity. Color rather uniform, being a rather light ''orange buff" 

 or "pale yellow-orange," the central depression sometimes water 

 soaked and deeper in color. Flesh about 8 mm. thick near stem, light 

 and fleshy cream color, very spongy and dry like sponge cake ; taste de- 

 cidedly peppery; milk often entirely absent, even in young plants; 

 when present very scant, white and remaining so, quite acrid. 



Gills rather crowded, very little branched, about 4-G mm. deep in 

 middle, narrowing toward the stem and reaching it with a slight 

 depression, lightly decurrent by lines in most cases; color a light 

 cream with a pinkish tint at first, becoming a liglit croaniy i)inkish 

 buff" when mature. 



Stem very short, varying from 1-2 cm. long, and from S-ir> mm. 

 Ihiek, tapering downward ; surface about color of cai>. or with a more 



