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THE FOOLPROOF FOUR<br />
Figure i. A group of morels growing in leaf mold behind<br />
a garage at Sacaton, Arizona. Photo by John T. Presley.<br />
both stern and cap are hollow and brittle in texture. Look for<br />
morels in the woods every spring, from February in the southern<br />
United'States to late May in the North, the time of appearance<br />
varying, of course, with the weather. Morels are unexcelled when<br />
cooked, and they can also be dried easily and saved for future use.<br />
Puffballs<br />
Although the most important species of puffballs are discussed<br />
in greater detail in the next section, for our purpose here puffballs<br />
may be best described as follows: They grow on the ground or on<br />
rotten wood and logs; they are white in color, roughly spherical in<br />
shape or with a round head that tapers down to a narrower base.<br />
(See Figures 2 and 3 and Plate iD). In size they vary from those<br />
smaller than a golf ball to those a foot or more in diameter. When<br />
the ball is split from top to bottom the interior is uniformly firm<br />
and white. In such a section there may be a basal portion that differs<br />
slightly in texture from the head proper, although this rudimentary<br />
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