CLASSIFICATION i6i 



L. manimosiis. — Cap 2-3 in. across, acutely umbonate, downy, 

 pale greenish grey ; gills adnate, whitish, then tinged brown ; stem 

 2-3 in. long, pallid, often with a tinge of pink ; milk white, becoming 

 acrid. 



The cap often becomes depressed and the umbo disappears. 

 Inodorous. 



In woods. 



L. glyciosmus. — Strong-scented. Cap 'l\-2\ in. across, umbonate, 

 greyish or brownish, squamulose, gills slightly decurrent, pale 

 ochraceous ; stem about i in. long, pallid ; milk white, mild at first. 



Smell strong, pleasant. 



In woods, especially pine. 



var. fiexiiosus. — Cap depressed, wavy, more or less zoned. Smell 

 pungent, like spirit-of-wine. 



L. fuliginosus. — Cap 2-4 in. across, often irregular or wavy, pale 

 tan sprinkled with blackish down, rather velvety ; gills becoming 

 decurrent, yellowish ochre ; stem up to 3 in. long, glabrous, pale, 

 then darker ; milk white, changing to saffron, slightly acrid. 



In woods. 



L. ligniotus. — Cap 2-3 in. across, umbonate, wrinkled, sooty 

 umber, rather velvety ; gills snow-white, then tinged ochre ; stem 

 3-5 in. long, velvety, colour of cap ; milk white, then reddish to 

 saffron. 



Differs from L. fuliginosus in velvety stem. 



Among damp moss under fir trees, etc. 



L. retisporus. —Ca.p 2-3J in. across, slightly velvety, wrinkled, 

 dark smoky brown ; gills deeply sinuate, pale ochraceous ; stem 

 ii-2 in. long, paler than cap ; milk white, then brown, mild. 



Distinguished from allies by the mild milk. 



On the ground under beeches. 



L. picinus. — Cap about 3 in. across, minutely velvety, becoming 

 smooth, umber or blackish umber ; gills adnate, ochraceous ; stem 

 2-3 in. long, paler than the cap ; milk persistently white, acrid. 



Readily distinguished amongst the species with a dark, minutely 

 velvety cap, by the acrid, persistently white milk. 



In dried-up swamps, in pine woods, etc. 



L. lilacimis. — Cap 1-2 in. across, rosy lilac, not zoned, floccose 

 when dry ; gills pallid with a pink tinge ; stem about i in. long, 

 pallid with a white bloom ; milk white, acrid. 



In damp woods. 



L. spinulosHs. — Cap about ij in. across, umbo acute, clad with 

 minute erect spines, often zoned, flesh-colour, brick-red or rosy hlac ; 

 gills decurrent, yellowish ; stem 2-3 in. long, wavy, colour of cap 

 or paler, shining ; milk white, hot. 



On the ground. 



var. violaceus. — Cap rosy-violet, edge incur\'ed. 

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