[Verginius Rufus]

Art Linkletter in his book Kids Say the Darndest Things (largely based on things kids said on his "House Party" program) quotes a kid talking about his mother growing "Algerians" (should have been "geraniums"). This was probably when the French war in Algeria was in the news.

[nickcarraway]

I tried to grow Algerians, but in my yard, I could only make Tunisians work.