Thoreau writes in his journal:
Pratt is collecting his parsnip seed. This the second or third cutting. It takes three cuttings, the central umbellets ripening first. It takes a sharp knife not to shake out the seeds . . . (Journal, 8:468)
Thoreau writes in his journal:
Pratt is collecting his parsnip seed. This the second or third cutting. It takes three cuttings, the central umbellets ripening first. It takes a sharp knife not to shake out the seeds . . . (Journal, 8:468)
