Russula 
(Painting A) 
Pileus hemispheric , Indian red when youngy becoming ex- 
panded, umbilicate, slightly visfcid when youngybecome dry, sub- 
fibrous , margin smooth, deep vinaceous- lavender & dusky-drab, 
4.5 cm. di&m; flesh thick, white, taste farinaceous, pellicle 
separable; gills narrow, crowded, white, adnate; stipe white, 
tinged with pink, 2.5 cm. # 8mm., smooth. 
Mossy bank by roadside. 
Specimens examined: 
Costa Rica, San Jose? Santa Rosa Finca, Alt. 2580 m.,hodge& 
Thomas 5258 
