Denniston—Russulas of Madison and Vicinity. 
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Characters 
on which 
identification 
is made. 
f Pileus: dry, without pellicle, broken up green- 
j ish. 
■{ Stem: stout, smooth, fleshy. 
| Gills: broad, subcrowded. 
[ Taste, mild. 
Characters 
f Pileus: yellowish tawny with greenish areas. 
of dried *| 
Gills: regular, changing form but little in drying, 
str a mineus. 
specimens. I c^ em; w hitish, wrinkled 
Habitat. Rich oak woods on ground. 
Locality. Madison, Pdue Mounds. 
Edibility. Good flavor. Can be eaten raw. (Mcl.) 
R . veternosa Fr. 
Pileus: convex then explanate; smooth rosy, with paler yellow¬ 
ish disk. Margin even, 7-8 cm.; flesh, white. 
Gills: adnate, subcrowded, broad, heterophyllous, few forked, 
cream colored. 
Stem: tapering upward, 4 cm. long; white; 2 cm. at base; soft, 
fleshy, then hollow; smooth. June. 
Spores: globose, ellipsoidal, echinulate 8x10^, white. 
Characters f Pileus: rosy or pink, center yellowish, 
on which ! Gills: subcrowded; few, forked, 
identification 1 Stem: stout, white, becoming hollow, 
is made. L Taste: stem and pileus, very peppery. 
Characters ( Pileus: rosy, paler in center, changing but little 
of dried < Gills: ochery. 
specimens. (Stem: stout, fleshy, becoming hollow. 
Habitat. Ground in woods. 
Locality. Cottage City, Minn. 
Edibility. ? 
