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rent, at first whitish, then a light yellow, many not reaching to the stem, none 

 forked. The stem is from three to four inches long, of same color as the pileus, 

 often a much lighter shade ; tapering from the cap to the base, smooth, stuffed, 

 and finally hollow. The plant is quite full of milk, white at first, then turning 

 yellowish. 



The plant is very acrid and peppery. It is quite plentiful along the streams 

 of Ross county, Ohio. It is not poisonous, but it seems too hot to eat. It is 

 found after rains from July to October, in mixed woods where it is damp. 



Lactarius insnlsns. Fr. 



Insulsus, insipid or tasteless. 

 This is a very attractive plant. 

 Quite solid and maintains its 

 form for several days. The 

 pileus is two to four inches 

 broad, convex, depressed in 

 the center, then funnel-shaped, 

 smooth, viscid when moist, 

 more or less zoned, the zones 

 much narrower than L. scro- 

 biculatus, yellowish or straw- 

 color, margin slightly in- 

 curved and naked. 



The gills are thin, rather 

 crowded, adnate and some- 

 times decurrent, some of them 

 forked at the base, whitish or 

 pallid. Spores subglobose, 

 rough, iox8/a. 



Figure 135. Lactarius insulsus. One-third natural size. 

 Caps yellowish or straw color. Very acrid. 



The stem is one to two inches long, equal or slightly tapering downward, 

 stuffed, whitish, generally spotted. Milk, white. 



Most authorities class this as an edible plant, but it is so hot and the flesh so 

 solid that I have never tried it. I found two plants which fully answered the 

 description of the European plants. The zones were orange-yellow and brick-red. 

 I have visited the place many times since, but have never been able to find another. 

 It is not an abundant plant with us. Found from July to October, in open 

 woods. 



