i62 BRITISH FUNGI 



*** Cap smooth, polished. 



L. volemiis (PI. XIV, fig. i). — Cap 3-5 in. across, plane or de- 

 pressed, golden-tawny, often minutely cracked ; gills decurrent, 

 white, then yellowish ; stem 2-3 in. long, solid, colour of cap ; milk 

 white, mild. 



Allied to L. quietus but distinguished by the brighter colour of 

 cap and stem, and white flesh. 



In woods. 



L. ichoratus. — Cap 3-4 in. across, thin, plane or depressed, often 

 excentric, tawny-brick-red zoned with brick-red, disc often brow^n ; 

 gills adnate ; stem i J— 3 in. long, tawny then rufescent ; milk white, 

 sweet. 



More slender in l:)uild than volemus, and the cap is zoned. 



In woods. 



L. serifluus. — Cap 1-2 in. across, soon depressed, often wavy, 

 edge incurved, tawny brown ; gills slightly decurrent, yellowish ; 

 stem about 2 in. long, colour of cap or paler, solid ; milk scanty, 

 watery, insipid. 



Smaller and more slender, and stem solid, distinguishing points 

 from L. subditlcis. 



Damp ground. 



L. mitissimus. — Cap 1-3 in. across, often depressed, rather gluti- 

 nous when moist, bright tawny-orange, shining ; gills a little paler 

 than cap ; stem 2-3 in. long, colour of cap ; milk white, mild. 



Differs from L. subdulcis in the bright, shining, golden-tawny 

 colour of the cap and stem. L. mirantiacits differs in having acrid 

 milk. 



L. subdulcis. — Cap up to 2\ in. across, papillate, then depressed, 

 rufous cinnamon or bay, smooth, zoneless ; gills adnate, paler than 

 the cap ; stem i|-2 in. long, becoming hollow ; milk white, mild 

 at first, then with a trace of acridity. 



Cap may be bay, rufous or cinnamor., not becoming paler. 



In woods. 



L. camphor atus. — Cap 1-2 in. across, depressed, brown with a 

 brick-red tinge, indistinctly zoned ; gills pale yellowish brick-red ; 

 stem about i in. long, coloiir of cap ; milk white, mild ; smell 

 strong and fragrant, especially when dry. 



Distinguished from all other species by the strong smell of 

 melilot, which develops during drying. 



In woods. 



L. cimicarius. — Cap 1-2 in. across, plane or more or less de- 

 pressed, edge often wavy, dark bay-brown ; gills dingy ochre \\ith 

 a red tinge ; stem about i in. long, paler than the cap ; milk white 

 acrid. 



Smell strong and heavy. 



