Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932 · London, Offices of 'Country life', ltd. [etc.]; New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 52
nd you must remember that thiscrafty little plant has a sly trickof turning a dark bronzy colourthat makes it difficult to see.But if you are careful, and get holdof it when it is full-grown, but hasnot yet thrown up the flower-stem,you can have a glorious revenge.You know the old story of… … HAIRY BITTER CRESS. hirsuta. You pull it up and cut off the little root,and, if it is not perfectly clean you wash it, and dry itin a clean cloth, and you eat it for nursery tea. Put 28 CHILDREN AND GARDENS 41 1 between two bits of bread and butterit is delicious ; just as good as Water-cress. And…
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