32 COXNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



SO their identity is revealed at once. When R. fastens is once 

 known it is rarely forgotten, and the strong, acrid taste of R. 

 c nil- 1 tea makes a lasting impression on the collector. 

 Russula aurata (With.) Fr. {aurum, gold). 



Mansfield, Aug. (305). 

 Russula adusta (Pers.) Fr. (scorched). 



Manchester, Hannicr. 

 Russula atropurpurea Pk. (dark purple). 



South Windsor, Hanmcr. 

 Russula brevipes Pk. (short-stemmed). 



r.olton, Hanmcr. 

 Russula citrina Gillet (citron-colored). 



Mansfield, July (115). 

 Russula compacta Frost (close-grained). 



South Windsor, Hannier. 

 Russula depallens Fr. (becoming pallid). 



^Mansfield, July (72). 

 Russula flavida Pk. (yellow). 



Rockville, Hannier. 

 Russula fcetens (Pers.) Fr. (stinking). 



Mansfield, July, Aug. (172). Plate XI. 

 Russula furcata (Pers.) Fr. (forked). 



:\Iansfield, July (141). 

 Russula lepida Fr. (elegant). 



^Mansfield, Aug. (313). 

 Russula roseipes (Seer.) Brcs. (red-stemmed). 



:\Iansficld, Aug. (328). 

 Russula sanguinea (Bull.) Fr. (blood-red). 



Mansfield, July {yy). 

 Russula virescens (Schccff.) Fr. (becoming green). 



Mansfield, July (35). Edible (Pk.). 



PLEUROTUS Fr. 



TrXevpa, a rib. 



The pileus, or cap, is irregular, more or less fleshy, and in 

 some species becomes membranaceous but never woody. The 

 stem is fleshy and of the same consistency as the pileus ; in 

 many species it is not distinct from it. The stem is attached 



