As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off histunic at once.
2015, Charlie Nardozzi,New England Month-by-Month Gardening: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year, Cool Springs Press,→ISBN, page132:
Select individual bulbs that are firm and have no noticeable blemishes on them. Don't worry about the papery covering ortunic. That may or may not be in place,[…]
