> The plants, you see, haven't read those English gardening books
> recently under discussion. They don't know how hard they are to grow,
> or that they have been labeled "difficult" ("An Englishman killed
> it"), "challenging" ("He killed it twice"), or "impossible" ("His
> friend killed it too").
I'll add this to my list of excuses. "Too many earthworms" is at the top,
though.
"What happened to your Farfallonia amorosa? It was so beautiful."
"It was killed by an Englishman, I'm afraid."
(Chorus, whispering) "An Englishman!"
"Yes, he killed it twice."
Bob Nold
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