82 MUSHROOMS. 



Red or Pink, 



at the apex. Gills adnate, slightly decuiTent, 

 not crowded, creamy white, turning ochraceous. 

 Milk white, sweet. It has a strong smell. In 

 the specimen we found the stem was slightly 

 marked with lines and the milk plentiful. It is 

 not spoken of as edible. 



LACTAKIUS MITISSBIUS = mild. 



The name only applies to the taste of the 

 milk. (Stevenson.) 



Cap a light, bright reddish-orange, golden 

 tawny color, 1 to 4 inches broad, even, then de- 

 pressed, smooth, sticky when moist, flesh whit- 

 ish, turning yellow. Stem 1 to 4 inches long, 

 thick, stuffed, then hollow, even, smooth, same 

 color as cap. Gills slightly running down the 

 stem, rounded at one end, broad, yellowish. 

 Milk mild, then bitterish and plentiful. It is 

 found in pine and mixed woods from August 

 until November. It has a beautiful color, and 

 resembles in that particular L. volemus. 



CORTINAEIUS AEMILLATUS = a ring or bracelet. 

 The Zoned Cortinarins. 



Gap a tawny reddish-yellow, brick red, 2 to 

 5 inches broad, fleshy, bell-shaped or almost 



