"Timeless flowers that might have been plucked from a Monet painting . . . in nature's palette of serene pales and burnished brights . . . blooming on fields of vinyl for easy care."

Whoever coined the phrase fields of vinyl may have felt a momentary pang, as his entire English major education cried out and died. On the other hand, he got a letter from Mr. Kassel himself, saying how much he enjoyed the ad.