Bulletin . is Ijeing replaced by yellowish mature specimens the margin of the cap is some\\hat striate. Thetaste of the raw flesh is mild and pleasant. The gills are white, rather thin and narrow, and crowded. Theyare nearly free from the stem though usuallv not quite. Some ofthem are forked and others not, and there are usuallv some shorterones intermixed with the others. The gills are very brittle, being easilybroken to pieces. The spores are white. The stem is stout and usually shorter than the diameter of the is smooth, white, and solid at first, but usually becoming spongv
Bulletin . is Ijeing replaced by yellowish mature specimens the margin of the cap is some\\hat striate. Thetaste of the raw flesh is mild and pleasant. The gills are white, rather thin and narrow, and crowded. Theyare nearly free from the stem though usuallv not quite. Some ofthem are forked and others not, and there are usuallv some shorterones intermixed with the others. The gills are very brittle, being easilybroken to pieces. The spores are white. The stem is stout and usually shorter than the diameter of the is smooth, white, and solid at first, but usually becoming is no ring and no volva. This mushroom usually occurs singly though several may occurvery close together. It should be looked for during July and is a great favorite with squirrels and slugs, and the tortoise is saidalso to appreciate its sweet, nutty flavor. I consider it one of the bestand most delicious of edible species. Collected in Champaign and Union counties. 4:15 Plate LXXXIX ^ tei. 446 The Si^ightly Iul-smeluxg Russula (Not Edibi^e)Rtissiila foctcntnla Peck This iiiushruoni usually occurs in the woods, often among fallenleaves, though I have found occasional specimens under trees on specimens from which the accompanying photograph was madewere collected among white oak trees in the forestry, an artificialwood-lot on the campus of the University of Illinois. This species is very easily recognized. The cap is nearly sphericalat first, but when fully expanded is flat or somewhat depressed in themiddle. It is rather thin, smooth but quite viscid, and conspicuouslystriate on the margin. The color is reddish yellow. The odor is likethat of bitter almonds, and the taste is slightly liitter. The cap is4 to 8 cm. ( to 3 inches) broad. The gills are thin and narrow and quite close together. They areattached to the stem but sometimes are very nearly free from it, andare whitish in color but not pure white. The spores are very paleyellow when collect
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