Some Lactarii from Windham County, Vermont 
GERTRUDE SIMMONS BURLINGHAM 
Vermont is undoubtedly one of the richest of the New England 
states in the number and variety of its fleshy fungi; yet with the 
exception of the lists of Charles C. Frost,* and a paper by Pro- 
fessor Burt,+ nothing has been published to indicate any extended 
study of the higher Basidiomycetes which occur in the state. In 
connection with a special study of the genus Lactarius, it was 
my fortune to spend last summer collecting in that portion of 
Windham county, Vermont, immediately north of the region ex- 
plored by Frost. Six miles west of Newfane village, at an eleva- 
tion of about 500 meters, we “ pitched camp” in a small farm- 
house delightfully situated in the midst of the fragrance and the 
sunshine and the bird voices of the mowing, { while closely 
encircling it on three sides was the forest with the more subtle 
odors, the cool shade, and the songs of the veery and the hermit 
thrush. Although the most extensive field work was done in the 
town of Newfane, several excursions were made into the neighbor- 
ing townships reaching west to Stratton Mountain, and east to 
Putney Mountain, including a range of elevation from 180 to 615 
meters. 
The topography of the region is characterized by a succession 
of hill-like mountains with intervening valleys traversed by some 
small stream whose waters finally reach the larger valley of the 
West River. The elevations are mostly covered with timber, and 
lower lands which were tilled two generations ago are, in some 
cases, being reclaimed by the forests. Except along the Con- 
necticut and the lower valley of the West River, chestnut groves 
are lacking. There are a few scattering oaks, but no rich oak 
woods. The white pines, too, are scarce in this part of Vermont, 
ants within thirty miles of Amherst 
* Tuckerman and Frost. Catalogue of pl 
+ Key to the genera of the Basidiomycetes of Vermont. 1599. 
** Mowing is used in New England for any Jand from which hay is cut, while 
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the term ‘‘ meadow’”’ is restricted to level and usually moist grass lands. 
