1918} The Lactakias of ^N'orth Carolina 43 



1845. On top of hill southwest of Sparrow's Mill, in pasture, with small 

 pines, September 19, 1915. Photo. Type. 



1857. In a water run in pines east of Piney Prospect, same place as No. 1437, 

 September 22, 1915. 

 Hartsville, South Carolina: Under pines in low sandy woods near 

 Prestwood's Lake, July 10, 1916 (W. C. Coker). This is in Darling- 

 ton County, in which is also Society Hill, the place where Dr. Curtis 

 first found his plants. 



34. Lactarius minusculus Burl. 



This is another species not reported in this State except from the 

 mountains. The following is from Miss Burlingham (Mem. Torr. 

 B. C. 15 :Q6, figs. 9 and 10. 1908) : 



"Pileus fleshy, thin, broadly convex, with a small umbo, becoming 

 plane then somewhat depressed in the center, fulvous in the center, 

 cinnamon (323. t. 1) toward the still paler margin, azonate, viscid in 

 wet weather, sometimes shining with viscidity, glabrous, 1-3 cm. 

 broad, margin minutely crenate sometimes sulcate, often slightly 

 wavy, pruinose at first ; gills whitish, seldom forking, close, adnate or 

 decurrent by a tooth, broad for the thickness of the pileus ; stem ful- 

 vous near the base but paler toward the pileus, equal, glabrous, some- 

 times tomentose at the base when growing in moss, stuffed, becoming 

 hollow, 2.5-4.5 cm. long, 3-4 mm. thick; flesh isabelline- white ; spores 

 white, subglobose, slightly echinulate, 6-8/a; latex white, unchanging, 

 acrid. 



^^Hab. : In moist woods, in moss or on decayed wood, under yellow 

 birches, black gum, and black oak. July and August. 



''Distinguishing Field-Marks: This species differs from all 

 others in this group in its small size, crenate margin, and more acrid 

 latex. It may be distinguished from L. subdulcis by its viscid pileus, 

 and by being expallent. It is frequently solitary." 



North Carolina. 1,000 meters. Burlingham. 



35. Lactarius cinereus Pk. 



Plate 27 



Caj) up to 5.3 cm. broad, niiil)ilicatc or iiifuiulihulit'oriu, the margin 

 ])laiio, or bout down and disl iiirlJi/ siridic: surface viscid or sciircely 



