42 FUNGUS-FLOKA. 



Var. pulchralis, Cke., Hdbk., p. 336; Cke., niustr., 



P 'Bussula pulcJiralis, BritzeL, Sudb., f. 13. 



Pileus viscid, ochraceous, disc spotted with red or purple, 

 the thin margin coarsely striate or tuberculated. 



On the ground. 



Russula vitellina. Fr. 



Strong-scented. Mild. Pileus f-lj in. across, the small 

 disc slightly fleshy, remainder very thin ; convex, soon 

 plane, margin tuberculosely striate, rather dry, yellow, 

 becoming pale; gills slightly adnexed, soon separating from 

 the stem and becoming free, distant, rather thick, connected 

 by veins, saffron-colour ; stem about 1 in. long, and 2 lines 

 thick, equal, white ; spores 7-8 p diameter. 



Bussula vitellina, Fries, Epicr., p. 263 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 338. 



In woods. 



Differs from E. lutea in the strong smell and the striate 

 and tuberculose margin of the pileus. 



Var. major, Cke., Illastr., pi. 1102e. 



Pileus 2-3 in. across; gills 3 lines broad; stem 1 in. 

 long, 3-4 lines thick, becoming hollow. 



In woods. 



Agreeing with the typical form except in size. 



Russula ochracea. Fr. 



Mild. Pileus about 3 in. across, flesh rather thick at the 

 centre becoming thin towards the margin, pale ochraceous, 

 soft ; convex then expanded and depressed, margin coarsely 

 striate, pellicle thin, viscid, ochraceous with a tinge of 

 yellow, disc usually becoming darker ; gills slightly adnexed, 

 broad, scarcely crowded, ochraceous; stem about 1| in. long, 

 5-7 lines thick, slightly wrinkled longitudinally, ochraceous, 

 stuffed, soft ; spores globose, echinulate, ochraceous, 10-12 //, 

 diameter. 



Bussula ochracea, Fries, Epicr., p. 362 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 

 338 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 1050. 



In pine and mixed woods. 



The mild taste, and ochraceous colour of every part, in- 

 cluding the flesh, separate the present from every other 

 species. 



