is a particle of
doubt, whether _recorded_ as poisonous or not.

Lactarius _torminosus_ Fries. Cap fleshy, at first convex, then
expanded, at length depressed in the center, slightly zoned, margin
turned inwards, pale ochraceous yellow, with flesh-colored mottlings;
_downy_ or _hairy_; gills whitish, changing to pinkish yellow, narrow
and close together; stem equal, stuffed or hollow, pallid or whitish;
milk persistently _white and acrid_. In woods and fields. Specimens have
been collected in New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Virginia. Cap 3
to 5 inches, stem 2-1/2 to 4 inches.

Lactarius _pyrogalus_. Cap fleshy, slightly zoned, _smooth_, even, and
moist, depressed in the center, grayish, or cinereous; gills white or
yellowish, thin, not crowded; stem short, stout, stuffed, or hollow,
sometimes slightly attenuated towards the root, pallid; flesh white or
whitish; milk _white_ and _extremely acrid_, copious. Borders of woods
and meadows. This mushroom is sometimes called the "Fiery Milk
Mushroom."

Lactarius _uvidus_ Fries. Cap thin, convex, then plane, and slightly
depressed in the center, sometimes showing slight umbo, viscid,
_zoneless_, smooth, dingy gray or pallid brown, margin turned inwards;
gills narrow and close together, white or yellowish, when cut or bruised
turning a purplish hue; stem stuffed or hollow, viscid, smooth, equal or
slightly tapering towards the cap, white; milk white, changing to lilac,
acrid. Height 2 to 4 inches. Cap 2 to 4 inches broad. In woods.

Lactarius _turpis_ Fries. Cap viscid, compact, _zoneless_, greenish
umber, margin clothed with yellowish down; gills thin, paler than the
cap; stem hollow or stuffed, stoutish, short, viscid, olive color,
slightly attenuated towards the base; milk _white_, _acrid_. Fir woods.

Lactarius _plumbeus_ Fries. Cap fleshy, firm, dry, somewhat hairy,
varying in color, usually some shade of brown; gills yellowish, thin,
and close together; stem solid, equal, lighter in color than the cap;
flesh white; milk _white_ and _acrid_.

Lactarius _vellereus_ Fries. _Fleecy Lactarius_. Cap compact, convex or
umbilicate, zoneless, _minutely downy_; margin reflexed, gills white,
_distant_, arcuate; stem short, solid, pubescent; milk _white_, _acrid_,
somewhat scanty. In woods. Whole plant white.

Lactarius _piperatus_ Scop. _Peppery Lactarius_. Cap fleshy, compact,
convex and slightly umbilicate, at last deeply depressed, becoming
funnel-formed, smooth an