Russula , 
Pileus 3 cm. , slightly depressed, Isabella color, 
fLoccose, verrucose on disc, j^h amol s /smooth orT marglnT] over 
the striationSj pellicle somewhat separable; taste somewhat 
acrid; flesh thinjgills somewhat close, not forked, cream- color ; 
stipe thin at top, quickly larger and* then eqaal ,, delicately 
cottony, tomentose, white, becoming light chamois where wound- 
ed. 23 cm. # 4-7 mm. 
On ground in potrero. 
Specimens examined: 
Costa Rica, San Jose, Rancho Redondo, Alt. 2250 m., Dodge & Thomas 
5150 
