148 Swedish Turnips. [Part II. 



said James, "now yoti tell me something: what is it 

 thai makes the grass f/reen?" His Lordship told him it 

 was the sun. " Why," said James, pulling up some 

 grass, " you see it is ichite down here." " Aye," re- 

 plied my Lord, " but that is because the sun cannot get 

 at it." "How get at it?" said James: "The sun 

 makes it hot all the way down " Lord CocuRANe came 

 in to me, very much delighted : " Here," said he, 

 ** little Jemsiy has started a fine subject of dispute for 

 " all the philosophers." If this page should have the 

 honour to meet the eye of Lord Cochrane, it will re- 

 mind him of one of the many happy hours that we have 

 passed together, and I beg him to regard any mention of 

 the incident as a mark of that love and respect which I 

 bear towards him, and of the ardent desire I constantly 

 Jiave to see him avenged on all vile, cowardly, perjured 

 and infamous persecutors. 



243. When any one has told me, Avhat it is that makes 

 " grass green," I shall be able to tell him what it is that 

 onakes darkness preserve turnips ; and, in the mean- 

 while, I am quite content with a perfect knowledge of 

 the elFects. 



244. So far for the preservation while winter lasts ; 

 but, then, how to manage the roots when spring comes F 

 Take the turnips out of the heaps ; spread them upon 

 the ground round about, or any where else in the sun. 

 Let them get perfectly dry. If they lie a month in sun 

 and rain alternately, it does not signify. They will 

 take no injury. Throw them on a ham's floor ; throw 

 them into a shed; put them any where out of the way ; 

 only do not put them in thick heaps ; for then they will 

 heat, perhaps, and grow a little. I believe thej^ may be 

 kept the whole year perfectly sound and good ; but, at 

 any rate, I kept them thus, last year, 'till July. 



345. Oi' saving seed 1 have some little to say. I saved 

 some, in order to see whether it degenerated; but, 

 ha\ing, before the seed was ripe, had such complete 

 proof of the degeneracy of cabbage seed; having been 

 assured by Mr. Williaji Smith, of Great Neck, that 

 the Swedish turnip seed had degenerated with him to a 

 long whitish root ; and, having, besides, seen the long, 

 pale looking tilings iu jXew York Mwket in Juuej I 



