. The book of woodcraft . 4o6 The Book of Woodcraft. lliijh Oxi 0/ AC/! 7t\r Puffballs. ,;:^\:fP?^ii^, Puffballs (Ly- The next im-portant andsafe group arethe Puffballs be-fore they begin topuff. All ourpuffballs whenyoung and solidwhite inside aregood, wholesomefood. Some ofthem, like theBrain Puffball or the Giant Pufball, are occasionally a footin diameter, and yield flesh enough to feed a dozen are well known to all who live in the country, theirsmooth, rounded exterior without special features, exceptthe roots, and their soHd white interior are easily remem-bered. But one mus
. The book of woodcraft . 4o6 The Book of Woodcraft. lliijh Oxi 0/ AC/! 7t\r Puffballs. ,;:^\:fP?^ii^, Puffballs (Ly- The next im-portant andsafe group arethe Puffballs be-fore they begin topuff. All ourpuffballs whenyoung and solidwhite inside aregood, wholesomefood. Some ofthem, like theBrain Puffball or the Giant Pufball, are occasionally a footin diameter, and yield flesh enough to feed a dozen are well known to all who live in the country, theirsmooth, rounded exterior without special features, exceptthe roots, and their soHd white interior are easily remem-bered. But one must take great care in gathering thevery small ones as the poisonous toadstools in the buttonstage resemble small puffballs externally. However, a sec-tion shows the cap, stem, etc., of the former, whereas puff-balls are soHd without any obvious inner principal kinds are these: Pear Puffball {Lycoperdon pyriforme). Usuallyfound in masses on the ground or on old timber. It ispinkish brown, and rarely over one inch in diameter. Brain Puff
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