Agaricaceee 



Lactarius. In the color of the pileus and stem this species is like the larger forms 

 of L. fuliginosus. Peck, 26th Rep. 

 Edible. Boston Myc. Club Bull. 



*** GLABRA'TI. Pileus smooth. 



L. VOle'muS Fr. volema pirn, a kind of large pear. (Plate XLI, 

 fig- 4, P- 1 60.) Pileus 2-5 in. broad, firm, convex, nearly plane or 

 centrally depressed, rarely funnel-shaped, sometimes with a small umbo, 

 generally even, glabrous, dry, golden-tawny or brownish-orange, some- 

 times darker in the center, often becoming rimose-areolate. Gills close, 

 adnate or subdecurrent, white or yellowish, becoming sordid or brown- 

 ish where bruised or wounded. Stem 1-4 in. long, 4-10 lines thick, 

 subequal, variable in length, firm, solid, glabrous or merely pruinose, 

 colored like the pileus, sometimes a little paler. Milk copious, white, 

 taste mild, flat. 



Var. subrugo'sus. Pileus rugose-reticulated on the margin. Peck, 

 38th Rep. N. Y. State Bot. 



Spores globose, white, 9-11.3/4 Peck; 5-6> diameter Massee. 



Very delicious raw and celebrated from early times. Fries. 



Common over the United States, well known everywhere and dis- 

 tinguished for its edible qualities. It is crisp and unless carefully cooked 

 is hard and granular. It should have long, slow cooking, though it 

 may be roasted or fried. 



L. hygrophoroi'des B. and C. resembling Hygrophorus. Pileus 

 (Plate XLII.) ^r^^ 1-4 in. broad, firm, convex or near- 



ly plane, umbilicate or slightly de- 

 pressed, rarely funnel-shaped, gla- 

 brous or sometimes with a minute 

 velvety pubescence or tomentum, 

 dry, sometimes rugose-wrinkled and 

 often becoming cracked in areas, 

 yellowish-tawny or brownish-orange. 

 Gills distant, adnate or subdecur- 

 rent, white or cream-color, the interspaces uneven or venose. Stem 

 .5-1 in. long, 4-8 lines thick, short, equal or tapering downward, solid, 

 glabrous or merely pruinose, colored like the pileus. Spores subglo- 



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LACTARIUS HYGROPHOROIDES. 



