Prom midsummer to October, the common mushroom (Aoaricus campester) may be seen springing 

 up everywhere among the low grass in meadows or on rich, moist, upland pastures. This is the mush- 

 room usually on the market, fresh or in cans. In collecting it at the edge of the woodlands great care 

 must be taken not to get young plants of the deadly amanita 



Common pasture puffball {Li/coperdon cyathiforme) . — AUhough this puffball occurs commonly in 

 the eastern United States in meadows and pastures, its excellent food qualities are little known. Puff- 

 balls are the safest of all fungi for the beginner and are easy to obtain. Being tender, they cook quickly 

 and are easily digested. (See also figure on opposite page) 



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