# Endnotes explained — Greene Ferne Farm

> Chapter companion for Greene Ferne Farm by Richard Jefferies.

## What happens

The chapter consists solely of endnotes referencing earlier content, including a note about a dock-leaf used to patch a barrel crack and a derogatory phrase.

## Key lines

> This expedient of the dock-leaf over a crack in the barrel was actually put in practice.

The trick of placing a dock leaf over a crack in a barrel was really done.

_Clarifies that a described makeshift repair was historically employed._

> Little contemptible scarecrow.

A small, worthless person or thing.

_Explains the meaning of a derogatory term used in the text._

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