12 FUNGUS-PLOEA. 



involute then expanded, the pellicle at the margin becoming 

 considerably inflexed; even, glabrous, viscid, at first dark 

 lurid, then becoming pale, pale yellowish or pinky-tan, not 

 zoned ; flesh equal, rather rigid, white ; gills subdecurrent, 

 crowded, whitish, then pallid ; stem stout 1-6 in. long, up 

 to 1 in. or even more thick, usually inflated and hollow, but 

 shorter and firmer in dry localities, even, glabrous, slimy, not 

 spotted, paler than the pileus ; milk acrid, white, unchange- 

 able; spores 9-10 /n diameter. 



Lactarius trivialis. Fries, Epicr., p. 337 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 

 308; Gke., lUustr., pi. 976. 



In damp mossy places in pine woods. 



Lactarius (Piper.) circellatus. Pr. 



Pileus 2-4 in. across, flesh compact, rather thick, white ; 

 convex and umbilicate at first, then flattened and the centre 

 depressed, usually wavy when old, even, glabrous, very 

 viscid and rufous-brown when moist, variegated with 

 darker zones, becoming pale ; gills adnate with a somewhat 

 decurrent tooth, very thin and crowded, narrow, often 

 forked, whitish then with a yellowish tinge, horizontal (not 

 arcuate); stem l|^-2 in. long, |- in. and more thick, equal or 

 attenuated at the base, and often ascending, even, glabrous, 

 pallid, solid; milk white, unchangeable, very acrid; spores 

 subglobose, echinulate, 7-8 /*. 



Latarius circellatus. Pries, Epicr., p. 338 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 

 308; Cke., Illustr., pi. 990. 



In woods. 



Stem usually short, firm. Pileus brownish or rufescent, 

 becoming pale ; flesh white but rather dark under the sepa- 

 rable pelBcle. Grills horizontal, at length somewhat'coloured, 

 but the milk unchangeable. Care is required in distinguish- 

 ing between this and L. flexuosus and L. pyrogalus. (Fries.) 



Lactarius (Piper.) uvidus. Fr. 

 Pileus 1^-3 in. across, flesh rather thick; convex and 

 sometimes slightly umbonate or gibbous, then depressed, not 

 zoned, viscid, dingy pale ochraceous-tan ; margin naked, in- 

 volute at first ; gills - very slightly decurrent, thin, crowded, 

 white, becoming lilac when bruised ; stem 2-3 in. long, 4r-8 

 lines thick, soon hollow, viscid, pallid ; milk mild at first. 



