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[fluens, Boud. P. convex, viscid, blackish olive, centre scarcely 

 zoned, edge pale ; g. adnate, ochre with grey tinge later ; s. solid, 

 rather viscid greyish ochre, brown when bruised like gills ; milk 

 acrid, white then brownish. 



Differs from L. blennius in larger size, tufted habit, convex p. 

 and darker colour. 



fascinans, Fr. P. convex then depr. viscid, brownish brick-red, 

 zoneless, edge downy white at first ; g. thickish, yellowish ; s. hollow, 

 pallid ; milk white. 



cyathicula, Fr. P. 3 5 cm. plane, umb. brick- red then pale, 

 broken up, opaque ; g. decurrent, crowded, yellowish ; s. 45 cm. 

 pallid ; milk white ; sp. 68. 



glyciosmus, Fr. Strong scented. P. 3 7 cm. soon exp. umb. 

 squamulose, greyish or brownish, opaque ; g. soon pale ochre ; s. 

 2 3 cm. pubescent, pallid ; milk white ; sp. 6 10. 



\ar.Jlexuosus, Fr. P. wavy, somewhat zoned. 



pyrogalus, Bull. P. 5 8 cm. exp. depr. livid grey ; g. thin, 

 ochraceous ; s. 3 4 cm. hollow, pallid ; milk white ; sp. 710. 



L.flexuosus differs in larger size, thick gills, and squamulose dark 

 pileus. 



utilis, Weinm. P. 10 20 cm. exp. then infund. glabrous, tan ; 

 g. adnate ; s. 58 cm. hollow, even, coloured like p. ; milk white ; 

 sp. 79 x 56. 



niammosus, Fr. P. 4 6 cm. acutely umb. then depr. zoneless, 

 dry, greyish brown or lurid, covered with grey down ; g. adnate, 

 pale rusty ; s. 5 7 cm. stuffed then hollow, pallid, downy ; milk 

 white, slowly acrid ; sp. 8 9. 



aurantiacus, Fr. P. 3 5 cm. depr. even, zoneless, slightly 

 viscid dull orange ; g. decurrent, ochre ; s. 6 7 cm. coloured like 

 p. ; milk white, becoming acrid ; sp. 910. 



L. volemus differs in pruinose stem, and L. mitissimus in mild 

 milk. 



[Porinae, Roll. P. very firm, rugose, glabrous, viscid, orange 

 yellow, generally with red zones, convex then plane, at length in- 

 fundib. irreg. subumb. edge even incurved ; g. yellow then ochre, 

 crowded ; s. ochre, rooting ; milk white, scanty, rather acrid ; 

 sp. 7'5. 



picinus, Fr. P. 5 7 cm. convex then plane, umb. brownish 

 umber, at first villosely velvety then disc almost glabrous ; g. adnate, 

 much crowded, ochre ; s. 4 7 cm. even, glabrous, paler ; milk 

 white ; sp. 910. (56 Sacc.) 



Velvety p. and acrid milk mark this species. 



spinulosus, Q. P. 2 3 cm. depr. umbo acute, flesh colour or 

 rosy, with minute erect spines towards margin ; g. decur. flesh 

 colour with yellow tinge ; s. 2 3 cm. flexuous, rugulose, paler than 

 p. ; milk white ; sp. 8. 



var. violaveus, Cke. P. rosy violet ; s. almost smooth. 



lilacinus, Lasch. P. 2 5 cm. depr. papillate, rosy-lilac, floccose 



