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1274. L. involutus Sopp. ex Cooke (from the involute margin of the
pileus) a b. White or faintly ochreous.
P. convex to slightly depressed, smooth, even; marg. silky.
St. solid, equal. G. very crowded, narrow, sometimes furcate.
Milk white.
Taste very acrid. Woods, on the ground. Autumn, i f X i j X J in. Very
firm and rigid as in 1272.
D apetes.
1275. L. deliciosus Fr. (from its flavour when cooked) abc .
P. convex to infundibuliform, smooth, subviscid, dull orange-
yellow, zoned orange-sienna, sometimes clouded green. St.
stuffed to hollow, equal, colour as P., usually spotted orange-
reddish. G. crowded, saffron, green when bruised. Flesh
orange, becoming green when cut. Milk red-saffron, then green.
Gregarious. Edible. Sometimes acrid when raw ; odour aromatic. Woods,
pine. July-Nov. 5'-X 2j X J in. This and 1295 are the “ vegetable
sheeps-kidneys ” of French cooks. The gills are often attacked by a reddish
parasitic fungus, Hypomyces lateritius. Epicocctun micropus grows upon
this species when decaying. The deep orange milk of this plant must
not be confounded with the sulphur-coloured milk of 1280.
1276. L. sanguifluus Fr. (from the blood-coloured milk; sanguis,
h\ooA,fliio, to flow) a b.
P. convexo-depressed, smooth, sometimes zoned, blood-red.
St. narrowed upwards, smooth, pallid. G. thin, white. Milk
blood-red, changing to green.
Taste mild. Oct. 2j X 2 X | in. Closely allied to 1275, but known by
its blood-red, not orange, milk.
R ussulares.
1277. L. pallidus Fr. (from its pale colour) abc . Clay fiesh-colour
or dull buff-whitish.
P . convex to depressed, smooth, zoneless. St. stuffed to hollow,
equal, even, smooth. G. somewhat thin, crowded, slightly
furcate. Milk white.
Taste somewhat mild, almost sweet. Woods, beech, mixed ; uncommon.
Sept.-Oct. 4 X 2j X 4 in.
1278. L. quietus Fr. (from its mild taste ; quietus, mild) abc .
P. convex to depressed, rich sienna, clouded, splashed and somewhat
zoned darker. St. stuffed, smooth, rufescent or as P.
G. somewhat furcate at base, whitish to yellowish sienna.
Flesh white to rufescent. Milk white.
Taste sweet, somewhat of walnuts; odour oily, bug-like. Woods, moist;
common. July-Nov. 4 X 2f X f in. Not unlike 202.
1279. L. aurantiaeus Fr. (from the bright orange-coloured pileus
and stem ; aurantiaeus, orange-coloured) a b.
P. plano-depressed, even, zoneless. St. stuffed,^ smooth.
G. crowded, very decurrent, paler than P. Milk white.
Taste slowly acrid. Woods, on the ground amongst moss. Sept.
24 X 2 X I in.
1280. L. theiogalus Fr. (from the sulphur-coloured milk ; Gr. theion,
brimstone, ^ala, milk) abc . ,
P convex to infundibuliform, sometimes papillate, even, smooth,
somewhat rufous-tawny with a shade of hver ;
S t stuffed to hollow, equal, or nearly so, even rufous-salmon
withm and without. G. adnato-decurrent, thm, som e^ a t
distant, faintly ochreous to deep yellow or rufescent. Mük
white, slowly becoming sulphur.
1281. L. eremor Fr. (from the thick milk; crémor, thick juice) a b.
P “ « ' r i ■ ptoo-depressed, minotel, pancmlaK, tawny,
i .id'^ d a tk e / m . » .tria».
colour as P. G. adnate, subdistant, palhd, or as P. Milk
somewhat transparent white. i sp, i v4 i n
Taste mild or slowly acrid. Woods, larch, beech, etc. Sept. 4 j x . . x | .
Var pauper Karst., smaller. P. 3 m. m diam.
1982 L vietus Fr (from its appearance ; vietus, shrivelled) « ¿
> convex then depressed! somewhat papillate, even, smooth,
fl“ r coR u i or livid-grey, becoming whitish-grey; mid. pale
umber St. stuffed to hollow, equal or attenuate
pSe rose-brown or as P. G. somewhat crowded, white to
yellowish. Milk white, then pale lavender-grey.
Taste mild, becoming slowly acrid; odour
mixed, démp, grassy places, on the ground. Sept.-Oct. 3.X gXg
1283. L. eyathula Fr. (from the cup-shaped pileus ; cyathula, a little
P !S e x o !p la n e , depressed, tometimes papillose, rimoso-rivulose^
"flesh colour pale yellowish or ivory, lavender-shaded, zoned,
y e lloD rb taw n 0/ zoneless. 57 stuffed equal, even smoo h,
S t i l h or yellowish, lavender-shaded. G very crowded, thm,
whitish then yellowish-salmon. Mtlk white.
In troops. ’ Taste acrid ; odour at first no ne , then strong of bugs. Woods,
birch, damp ground. Aug.-Oct. 2j X 2^ X J ■
1984 L rufus Fr. (from the reddish colour) abc.
> plane to infundibuliform, usually umbonate, deep crimson
siLna sometimes paler, zoneless or with one zone marg.
sometimes sulcate. 57 stuffed, equal, rufescent, paler than P.
G. ochreous to rufescent. Milk white. ,
Poisonous. Taste very aerid-bitter; odour none. Woods, pme, etc., dry
places. June-Nov. 34 X 24 X 2 m. n ■ u \ / w
1985 L helvus Fr. (from the colour; helvus, pale yellowish) abc.
P c o t e x to slightly depressed, sometimes subumbonate,
'sranuloso-floccose, sometimes sienna-biscuit,
I- to 2-zoned. 57 stuffed to hollow, equal, pale buff.
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