turnip

Ok, I got going through some OLD Halloween cards, and have stumbled on what must have been a symbol for the holiday at one time. Thistle. What's up? Anyone know? it keeps cropping up, especially in cards printed in Germany between 1880 and 1920. Also, anyone know what this pumpkin man...

Hi folks, I live in Scotland and have been a massive Halloweener ever since I was little. You didn't used to get much in the shops here when I was wee, and the shops didn't really sell pumpkins so you made turnip lanterns, which smell better but take ages to carve. You only got two or three...