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colour of the pileus and stem. Castle Hill Wood. 

 Sutton Holms. Witchampton. 

 L. subdulcis Fr. (Lat., rather sweet). 



In woods and open ground ; pileus reddish- 

 brown or bay ; said to be frequent. Romford, 

 in pasture. Sutton Holms, in woodland. 



Genus 14. RUSSULA Fr. (Latin, rusaus, red, the colour of 

 many species). Gills brittle, usually adnate ; plants 

 mostly large, fleshy, showy. Mild, or acrid, in 

 flavour. 



Series A. Holies. Taste mild (at least at 



first). 

 R. alutacea Fr. (Lat., like tanned leather). 



In woods ; edible ; rare. Furze Common 

 Copse. 

 R. puellaris Fr. (Lat., girlish, from its slender form). 



In woods ; not common. Castle Hill Wood. 

 R. lactea Fr. (Lat., milky, from the colour). 



In woods ; distinguished by its white or creamy 

 colour ; uncommon. Plantation S. of Daggon's 

 Road Station. 

 R. nigricans Fr. (Lat., becoming black). 



Turns quite black, differing from the next by 

 the flesh becoming reddish when broken ; common 

 in woods. Border of Birches Copse. Plantation 

 S. of Daggon's Road Station. Furze Common 

 Copse. Great Down Copse. Sutton Holms. 

 R. adusta Fr. (Lat., scorched, from its turning sooty- 

 grey). 



In woods ; flesh not changing colour ; un- 

 common. Plantation S. of Daggon's Road Station. 

 Great Down Copse. 



R. densifolia Seer. (Lat., from the gills being close set). 

 Flesh turning red ; not common. Castle Hill 

 Wood. 



