"Marrowfat" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... violent hailstorms of the vernal equinox cut both spring and cold season flowers and vegetables, and the rains destroy all summer products. The soil is a wet clay, in which some European vegetables thrive well if planted in October or November. We were shown marrowfat peas that had been grown for thirty years without degenerating in size, but their flavour ...
— Himalayan Journals (Complete) • J. D. Hooker |
