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618 2S2.Russul. ll.HYMENOTHECE^. Plcell.aph.
X. 252. RUSSULA. Persoon. Russule.
Texture vesicular or cellular; stem mostly white; cap
fleshy, mostly depressed ; gilh equal, not terminated by an
annular margin.—Most are poisonous.
a. Cap reddish.
1 Russula rosacea. Rose russule.
Cap plano-convex, rather smooth, rose or pale-red; gills
and stem white.
Ag;aricus integer, Lin. S. P. 1640; Sowerby Fungi, 201.
Agaricus roseus, Schceff. Fung. 58.
Agaricus russula rosaeeus, Persoon Syn. 439.
In shady woods.
Tkallus smaller than r. emetica ; taste sometimes acrid,
sometimes mild.
2. Russula emetica. Emetic russule.
Tkallus acrid ; stem white or pink ; cap depressed, edge
furrowed, blood-red ;
gills white.
Agaricus integer, Lin. S. P. 1640; Sowerby Fungi, 201.
Agaricus emeticus, Schceff. Fung. 15.
Agaricus integer, var. 3, Withering jirr. 4,228.
Agaricus russula emeticus, Persoon Syn. 43i).
In woods.
A favourite food of snails, so that a perfect specimen is
rarely found.
b. Cap reddish-brown or yellowish.
3. Russula vilellina. Yelk russule.
Thalhis small; stem slender, white; cap flattish, pale
gills shining, pinky inclining to yellow.
yelk-colour ;
Agaricus integer, Lin. S. P. 1640 ; Sowerby Fungi, 201.
Agaricus risigallinus, Batsch Fung. 67.
Agaricus russula vitellinus, Persoon Syn. 442.
In woods.
4. Russula lutea. Yellow russule.
pale ;
Stem very long, white; cap rather slimy, umbilicated,
gills distinct, yelk-colour.
Agaricus luteus, Hudson Angl, 611,
Agaricus russula luteus, Persoon Syn. 442.
In woods.