34 Rus&ula. 



depallens, Fr. P. 69 cm. firm, undulate, viscid, reddish, 



crimson, or 

 g 3_4 cm 



0.8 J^r. r. D y cm. nnn, uuuuiate, visum, reunion, 

 brownish, disc paler at length; g. crowded, forked; 

 H-4 cm. base narrowed, white then grey ; sp. 78. 

 Differs from R. decolorans in having white gills. 

 Fpallida, Karst. Acrid. P. convex then exp. mostly undulate, 

 rather viscid, constantly pallid, here and there tinged rose, edge 

 even; g. white, edge sometimes sulphur; s. white, often curved; 



P Differs from Russula pallescens in being more robust and even 

 margin of p. 



cyanoxantha, Schaeff. P. 59 cm. globose then depr. or 

 infundib. viscid, lilac, purplish, olive green, &c., edge generally 

 bluish ; g. broad, forked ; s. 46 cm. even, white ; sp. 8^9. 



elepnantina, Fr. P. 6 10 cm. convex, umbil. margin incurved, 

 brownish tan, wavy; g. obtusely adnate, arcuate, rather crowded, 

 thin ; s. firm, white ; sp. . 



Differs from R. nigricans and R. adusta in not turning black or 

 red when old. 



mustelina, Fr. P. 5 7 cm. depr. edge upturned, even, opaque, 

 brownish or dingy yellowish, flesh persistently white; g. crowded, 

 thin, connected ; s. 45 cm. even, white ; sp. 78. 



II. TASTE ACRID. 

 * Gills yellow or ochraceous. 

 f Pileus yellow or ochraceous. 



fellea. Fr. Every part, outside and inside, pale ochraceous or 

 straw colour, very acrid. P. 3 7 cm. exp. not becoming pale ; 

 g. adnate ; s. even, 4 6 cm. 



Differs from R. ochracea in being very acrid. 



aurata, Fr. P. 6 10 cm. rigid, exp. polished, citrin or orange, 

 sometimes reddish, edge becoming striate, flesh under cuticle 

 citrin ; g. broad, shining citrin ; s. 5 8 cm. white tinged yellow ; 

 sp. . 



[rhytipes, Fr. Foetid. P. depr. dry, yellowish, blotched purple 

 or olive, corrugated, flesh sulphur yellow ; g. broad, yellow, edge 

 darker ; s. conical, reticulately rugose, greyish purple. 



No account of mild or acrid taste is given, hence its position is 

 uncertain. Has points in common with R. aurata. 



claroflava, Grove. P. 57 cm. bullate then plane, chrome 

 yellow ; g. white, lemon yellow, then tinged ochre ; s. 3 6 cm. white 

 then grey or blackish ; sp. 8 9. 



Differs from R. ochroleuca in bright yellow p. 



