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The '''Slack Snapper''' is a variety of [[cabbage]] grown in and around [[Much-Come-Lately]] and [[Monks Deveril]]. It was devised by [[Antipater Slack]] to be the world's first self-defending cabbage, capable of slaying and consuming its would-be predators. It did this so effectively that no insect could escape to pollinate its flowers and it was in danger of dying out. Mr | The '''Slack Snapper''' is a variety of [[cabbage]] grown in and around [[Much-Come-Lately]] and [[Monks Deveril]]. It was devised by [[Antipater Slack]] to be the world's first self-defending cabbage, capable of slaying and consuming its would-be predators. It did this so effectively that no insect could escape to pollinate its flowers and it was in danger of dying out. Mr Slack set about giving his new variety a helping hand with the aid of the trusty camel-hair paintbrush to collect pollen. Neighbours traced his progress along a line of successfully pollinated plants that went to seed, with tattered boots and clothing about halfway along. | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 31 July 2024
The Slack Snapper is a variety of cabbage grown in and around Much-Come-Lately and Monks Deveril. It was devised by Antipater Slack to be the world's first self-defending cabbage, capable of slaying and consuming its would-be predators. It did this so effectively that no insect could escape to pollinate its flowers and it was in danger of dying out. Mr Slack set about giving his new variety a helping hand with the aid of the trusty camel-hair paintbrush to collect pollen. Neighbours traced his progress along a line of successfully pollinated plants that went to seed, with tattered boots and clothing about halfway along.