End-Notes

[1] The Bohemian name _Antonia_ is strongly accented on
the first syllable, like the English name _Anthony,_ and the
_i_ is, of course, given the sound of long _e._ The name is
pronounced An'-ton-ee-ah.

[2] Actually, it was Otto's story, not Jake's. The sunflower
story is introduced with "Fuchs told me that..."

[3] It was a common but mistaken belief that a rattlesnake's
age is equal to the number of rattles. In reality, rattlesnakes
may shed their skins several times a year, adding a new
rattle each time.

[4] Bohemia had already been part of the Austrian empire
long before the time of which Jelinek was speaking. But
Bohemia was invaded by the Prussians in 1866 during
the Austro-Prussian War (also known as the Seven
Weeks' War).

[5] Corn tassels don't fertilize each other. Corn plants have
separate male and female flowers. The pollen-producing
male flowers are in the tassels. The potential kernels
(ovules) in the ear shoots and their attached silks make up
the female flowers. Pollination occurs when pollen from
the tassels lands on the silks. Pollen tubes then grow down
inside the silks and fertilize the ovules.

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