*** The Horse-Chestnut Flower: ***
It is alleged, I would not vouch for it, but some learned men assure us that the flower of the horse-chestnut tree definitely possesses the same smell as that abundant seed which it has pleased nature to place within the loins of men for the reproduction of their kind. <snip>
Guess what, Isobel likes the smell of the Horse-Chestnut Flower. She even goes and writes stories about them, sort of. http://www.jeepster.co.uk/thegentlewaves/fiction/modern.htm Note in particular,
On her way to the bus shelter Doris bent to pick a horse-chestnut >from the ground. It was in a prickly green case that had started to >rot. She peeled away the old skin and was not surprised to find the >big shiny nut that had been hidden inside.
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