=Pileus:= Firm, solid; shape as in above; color very variable, from bright to deep red; cuticle thin at rim, where the lines of junction of gills are readily discernible from above by the depressed channels. Fig. 6. =Gills:= Equal, brittle, broad; yellow-buff color in all stages. Fig. 4. =Stem:= Solid; milk-white, commonly stained or streaked with red towards the base. =Taste:= Sweet and nut-like.