THE LACTARIEAE OF THE PACIFIC COAST 
Gertrude S. Burlingham 
At the request of Dr. W. A. Murrill, I have undertaken to list 
the species of Lactaria and Russula found on the Pacific Coast, 
as they are represented by specimens in the herbarium of the New 
York Botanical Garden. 
Context lactiferous. i. Lactaria. 
Context not lactiferous. 2. Russuia. 
I. L.A.CTARIA Pers. Tent. Disp. Meth. Fung. 63-65. 1797 
1. Lactaria deliciosa (L.) Fries, Epicr. 341. 1838 
Agaricus deliciosus L. Sp. PL 1172. 1753. 
Seattle, Washington, Murrill Newport, Oregon, Murrill 
1130; Mill City, Oregon, Murrill 848; Corvallis, Oregon, Murrill 
1010; La Honda, California, Murrill. 
The specimens from Seattle were collected during the last of 
October in a peat bog, in holes with skunk cabbage. In Oregon, 
they were found during the month of November, in fir and pine 
barrens near the coast and also in the foothills of the Cascade 
Mountains at an elevation of from 800 to 1,200 ft. 
2. Lactaria Chelidonium Peck, Ann. Rep. N. Y. 
State Mus. 24: 74. 1872 
Corvallis, Oregon, Murrill g86, in fir forest with scattered 
specimens of oak, birch, willow and maple, November 6-1 1. 
3. Lactaria scrobiculata (Scop.) Fries, Epicr. 334. 1838 
Agaricus scrobiculatus Scop. El. Cam. 2 : 450. 1772. 
Fair Oaks, California, Harper 48, in February. 
4. Lactaria torminosa (Schaeff.) Pers. Tent. Disp. 
Meth. Fung. 64. 1797 
Agaricus torminosus Schaeff. Fung. Bav. Icon. 4 : 7 (Index). 1774. 
Lactarius villosus Clements, Bot. Surv. Neb. 4: 20. 1896. 
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