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slightly umbonate, then depressed in the center, not zoned, viscid, dingy pale 

 ochraceous-tan, margin at first involute, naked, milk mild at first then becoming 

 acrid, white changing to lilac. 



The gills are thin, slightly decurrent, crowded, shorter ones very obtuse and 

 truncate behind, connected by veins, white, when wounded becoming lilac. 



The stem is soon hollow, two to three inches long, viscid, pallid. 



The spores are round, io^t. 



Not only the milk changes to a lilac when cut, but the flesh itself. They are 

 found in damp woods during August and September. The plants in Figure 144 

 were found near Boston, by Mrs. Blackford. These plants grew in Purgatory 

 Swamp. The Sphagnum moss will be seen at the base of the upright plant. 



Lactarius chrysorrhcus. Fr. 

 Yellow-Juiced Lactarius. 



Chrysorrheus from two Greek words; chrysos, yellow or golden; reo, I flow, 

 because the juice soon turns to a golden yellow. 



The pileus is rather fleshy, depressed, then funnel-shaped, yellowish-flesh 

 colored, marked with dark zones or spots. 



The stem is stuffed, then hollow, equal, or tapering below, paler than the 

 pileus, sometimes pitted. 



The gills are decurrent, thin, crowded, yellowish, milk white, then golden- 

 yellow, very acrid. 



The milk is white, quite acrid, has a peculiar taste, and changes at once on 

 exposure to a beautiful yellow. This is a common species about Salem, Ohio, and 

 is quite variable in size. Found in woods and groves from July to October. I do 

 not know whether its edible quality has ever been tested. When I found it some 

 years ago I had less faith in mushrooms than I have now. 



Lactarius vcUereus. Fr. 

 The Wooly-White Lactarius. Foible. 



Vellereus from vellus, a fleece. The pileus is white, compact, fleshy, depressed 

 or convex, tomentose, zoneless, margin at first involute, milk white and acrid. 



The gills are white or whitish, distant, forked, adnate or decurrent, connected 

 by veins, bow-shaped, milk scanty. 



