Fungi with Milky Juice 



L. pioeratu* 



Veil and Annulus None. 



Spores White. 



Flesh Slightly paler than the surface of the cap. Taste very pep- 

 pery. Odour quite aromatic. 



Time Summer. 



Habitat Specimen pictured was found in mixed woods, among 

 dried leaves and sticks, in New Jersey. 



Lactarius ligniotus 



(SEE PLATE FACING PAGE 90) 



Cap or Pileus Fleshy ; brown velvety surface ; convex to plane; 

 brittle. 



Gills or Lamella Attached to the stem, distant, unequal. Snow 

 white to yellowish white. Milk mild and white. 



Stem and Stipe The upper part the same colour as the cap surface, 

 base lighter ; hollow. 



Ring or Annulus None. 



Spores White. 



Flesh Taste pleasant. Broken flesh reddish white, then yellow- 

 ish. 



Time September. 



Habitat Common among mosses under fir trees. The specimen 

 pictured was found growing in mixed woods at Lake Placid. 



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