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Breadtli of pileus 4'- 6', stipe l'~2' long, 8"- 12' thick. 

 Woods, especially under hemlock trees. Very common. 

 Tliis is classed with the edible species, although its taste is 

 acrid in the uncooked state. 



13. Lactakius soedidus n. sp. 



Pileus liesliy, thick, firm, convex and centrally depressed, 

 at length subfunnel-form, nearly smooth, pale brownish-yel- 

 low, the disk darker, with greenish hues ; lamellae very 

 narrow, close, white or yellowish ; stipe short, firm, equal or 

 slightly tapering upward, hollow, concolorous, generally 

 spotted ; flesh white, with a pinkish tinge ; milk white. 



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



Ground under spruce and balsam trees, North Elba. Sep- 

 tember. Taste acrid. 



The pileus of this, like that of L. pipei'atus., is often soiled 

 by dirt carried up in its growth. (Plate 2, figs. 10-12.) 



14. Lactaeius pyeogalus Fr. 



Pileus fleshy, expanded or depressed, smooth, often slightly 

 zoned when moist, livid-gray ; lamellfe narrow, not crowded, 

 white or yellowish ; stipe short, equal, stuffed or hollow, con- 

 colorous ; flesh whitish ; milk white. 



Height 1-2', breadth of pileus l'-2', stipe 2"- 4" thick. 



Ground in grassy places and borders of woods. Greenbush 

 and Center. October. Taste acrid, woody. 



15. Lactaeius plumbeus Fr. 



Pileus fleshy, firm, convex and centrally depressed, then 

 subfunnel-form, dry, minutely tomentose, varying in color, 

 grayish-brown, pinkish-brown, or blackish-brown ; lamellae 

 narrow, close, yellowish ; stipe firm, equal, solid, paler than 

 the pileus ; flesh and milk white. 



Height 1-3', breadth of pileus l'-3', stipe 3"- 6" thick. 



In hemlock woods. Catskill Mountains. October. Taste 

 acrid. 



* 16. Lactaeius subtomentosus B. c& R. 



Pileus fleshy, not thick, convex, then expanded or slightly 

 depressed, dry, minutely tomentose, brown, sometimes with a 

 small umbo, often with the margin wavy-lobed ; lamellae dis- 

 tant, yellowish ; stipe equal, rather long, stuffed, concolorous ; 

 flesh white ; milk white. 



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



