THE ORANGE-MILK MUSHROOM

=Lactarius deliciosus=

=Pileus:= Diameter three to five inches. Color varying

from yellow to dull orange, or even brownish yellow

with mottled zones of deeper color, especially in

younger plants; outline at first convex, ultimately

somewhat funnel-shaped; surface usually smooth and

moist.

=Flesh:= Brittle; creamy, more or less stained with

orange.

=Gills:= Orange; generally clearer in hue than the

pileus; when bruised, exuding a copious milky juice

of orange color, becoming greenish in drying.

=Stem:= Paler than pileus; hollow; occasionally

spotted with orange or greenish stains from bruises.

=Spores:= White.

=Taste:= Slightly peppery.

=Habitat:= Woods, pine-groves, and swamps.

=Season:= July-September.

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