Fungi with Milky Juice 



piperatus 



Veil and Annuhis — None. 



Spores— White. 



Flesh — Slightly paler than the surface of the cap. Taste very pep- 

 pery. Odour quite aromatic. 



Time — Summer. 



Habitat — Specimen pictured was found in mixed woods, among 

 dried leaves and sticks, in New Jersey. 



Lactarius ligniotus 



Cap or Pilots — Fleshy; brown velvety surface; convex to plane; 

 brittle. 



Gills or Lamella — Attached to the stem, distant, unequal. Snow 

 white to yellowish white. Milk mild and white. 



Stem and Stipe — The upper part the same colour as the cap surface, 

 base lighter ; hollow. 



Ring or Annulus — None. 



Spores — White. 



Flesh — Taste pleasant. Broken flesh reddish white, then yellow- 

 ish. 



Time — September. 



Habitat — Common among mosses under fir trees. The specimen 

 pictured was found growing in mixed woods at Lake Placid. 



Llg-m-o'-tus 

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