42 l)^UNGUS-FLOKA. 



Var. pulchralis, Cke., Hdbk., p. 336; Cke., Illustr., 

 pi. 1095a. 



Mussula pulchralis, Britzel., Sudb., f. 18. 



Pileus viscid, ochraceous, disc spotted with red or purple, 

 the thin margin coarsely striate or tuberoulated. 



On the ground. 



Russula vitellina. Pr. 



Strong-scented. Mild. Pileus |-1|^ in. across, the small 

 disc slightly fleshy, remainder very thin ; convex, soon 

 plane, margin tuberculosely striate, rather dry, yellow, 

 becoming pale; gills slightly adnexed, soon separating from 

 the stem and becoming free, distant, rather thick, connected 

 by veins, saffron-colour ; stem about 1 in. long, and 2 lines 

 thick, equal, white ; spores 7-8 /a diameter. 



Bussula vitellina. Fries, Epicr., p. 263 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 338. 



In woods. 



Differs from B. lufea in the strong smell and the striate 

 and tuberculose margin of the pileus. 



Var. major, Cke., Illustr., pi. 1102b. 



Pileus 2-3 in. across ; gills 3 lines broad ; stem 1 J in. 

 long, 3-4 I nes thick, becoming hollow. 

 In woods. 

 Agreeing with the typical form except in size. 



Russula ochracea. Fr. 



Mild. Pik-us about 3 in. across, flesh rather thick at the 

 oentre becoming thin towards the margin, pale ochraceous, 

 soft; con\ex then expanded and depressed, margin coarsely 

 striate,' pellicle thin, viscid, ochraceous with a tinge of 

 yellow, di.sc usually becoming darker ; gills slightly adnexed, 

 broad, scaicoly crowded, ochraceous ; stem about 1^ in. long, 

 5-7 lines thick, slightly wrinkled longitudinally, ochraceous, 

 stuffed, soi'L; spores globose, echinulatSj ochraceous, 10-12 ^ 

 diameter. 



Bussula ochracea, Fries, Epicr., p. 362 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 

 338; Cko., Illustr., pi. 1050. 



In pine and mixed woods. 



The mild taste, and ochraceous colour of every part, in- 

 cluding the flesh, separate the present from every other 

 species. 



