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2. Lactarius affinis n. sp. 



Pileus flesliy, viscid, smooth, centrally depressed, pale 

 ochraceous-yellow ; lamellae rather broad, whitish, tinged with 

 yellow, some of them forked near the inner extremity ; stipe 

 equal, smooth, stuffed, at length hollow, concolorous ; flesh, 

 milk and spores white. 



Height 2-4', breadth of pileus 3-4', stipe 6"- 8" thick. 



Pastures. Catskill Mountains. October. 



Very near LpMarius insulsus, from which it differs only in 

 the entire absence of zones or bands, and in having the spores 

 white, instead of yellow. The taste is acrid. But for the 

 color of the sjjores, I should not have separated it from L. 

 insulsus. 



3. Lactaeius uvidus Ft. 



Pileus rather thin, convex, then expanded, sometimes de- 

 pressed, smooth, viscid, grayish-brown or livid-brown, tinged 

 with flesh- color, often with a small umbo ; lamellae narrow, 

 close, white or yellowish, becoming purplish or dull lilac where 

 cut or bruised : stipe rather long, equal, or slightly tapering 

 upward, white, stuffed or hollow, smooth ; milk white, chang 

 ing to dull lilac color. 



Height 2'- 4', breadth of pileus 1'- 2.5', stipe 3''- 5" thick. 



Woods, generally in moist places. North Elba and West 

 Albany. August - October. 



Flesh turning purplish when cut. The taste is slightly acrid. 



4. Lactaeius deliciosus Fr. 



Pileus at first convex and broadly umbilicate, then depressed, 

 smooth, viscid when moist, pale orange with brighter colored 

 bands ; lamella) rather broad, subconcolorous ; stipe equal, 

 smooth, stuffed or hollow, concolorous, sometimes spotted ; 

 milk orange-colored. 



Height 2'- 3', breadth of pileus 2-3', stipe 4"- 6" thick. 



Ground in woods and open places. Catskill and Adiron- 

 dack Mountains and Sandlake. August -October. 



Esculent, and said to bo very good. The taste is mild. The 

 pileus fades with age, and the wounded lamellae at length 

 become stained with green. 



*o. Lactaeius volemus Ft. 



Pileus fleshy, thick, firm, convex, then expanded or 

 depressed, dry, yellowish-tawny, the cuticle of the disk some- 

 times cracking into areas ; lamellae narrow, close, white or 



