THE BISCUIT TREE
The Biscuit Tree: This remarkable vegetable production has never yet been described or delineated. As it never grows near rivers, nor near the sea, nor near mountains, or vallies, or houses, - its native place is wholly uncertain. When the flowers fall off, and the tree breaks out in biscuits, the effect is by no means disagreeable, especially to the hungry. - If the Biscuits grow in pairs, they do not grow single, and if they ever fall off, they cannot be said to remain on.
Edward Lear: English artist, writer; known for his 'literary nonsense' & limericks (1812-1888) 'Nonsense Trees'
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