GENERA AND SPECIES OF MUSHROOMS 



thick; broad; all of equal length; rather far apart; rounded 

 near the stem. 



Stem stout; solid or spongy within; white or red; i to 2>^ 

 inches long. 



Spores yellow (ochraceous or rusty-yellow) although the 

 plant is placed in the white-spored genus; nearly globular; 

 .0003 to .0004 inch broad. 



Fig. 32. — (Species No. 114). — Russula delica. 

 sometimes with yellowish stains. 

 Description on page 250. 



Cap white, 



A fine species considered edible but I have not tried it. 

 The color of the cap is so variable that the species is not 

 always readily recognized. Peck. 



The taste is mild and the plant is regarded as one of the 

 very good ones for food. Atkinson. 

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