. The book of woodcraft . al 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 Puffball {Calvatia craniiformis). On the groundin woods. Pale grayish often with a reddish tinge, some-times wrinkled on top, sometimes smooth. Commonly sixto eight inches high. Giant Puffball {Calvatia gigantea). Eight to twentyinches in diameter. Mcllvaine found one weighing nine Mushrooms, Fungi, or Toadstools 407 pounds and heard of one weighing forty. In color it iswhite becoming grayish,
. The book of woodcraft . al 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 Puffball {Calvatia craniiformis). On the groundin woods. Pale grayish often with a reddish tinge, some-times wrinkled on top, sometimes smooth. Commonly sixto eight inches high. Giant Puffball {Calvatia gigantea). Eight to twentyinches in diameter. Mcllvaine found one weighing nine Mushrooms, Fungi, or Toadstools 407 pounds and heard of one weighing forty. In color it iswhite becoming grayish, yellowish or brown. In shapenearly round with a strong root. It is found in grassyplaces. Mcllvaine says that we can cut slices from agrowing one, day after day, and, if we do not disturb theroot, it keeps on neither dying nor ripening for manydays. Cuplike Puffball {Calvatia cyathiformis). Three to sixinches in diameter, dull pinkish or ashy brown, oftencovered with a network of white cracks. Common onopen grassy To cook Puffballs: Wash clean, peel (other kinds arenot peeled), cut out any discolored parts, slice and fry inlard or butter with seasoning. UNCERTAIN KINDS Now for the vast number of uncertain always that any hannless-looking species,like a long-legged anaemic mushroom or like a pretty whiteparasol, is probably deadly Amanita or Sure-death, andthat an odd poisonous-looking freak Uke a coral, a poker, a 408 The Book of Woodcraft bugle, a birds nest, a spring bonnet or an Indian club, islikely to be wholesome, we may follow the suggestions ofthe authors already cited (p. xxxii), as follows: There is but one way to determine the edibihty of aspecies. If it looks and smells inviting, and its species can-not be determined, taste a very small piece. Do not swal-low it. Note the effect on the tongue and mouth. Butmany species, delicious when cooked, are not inviting a small piece; do not season it. Taste again; ifagreeable eat it (u
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