| William Salisbury - 1816 - 476 страници
...they are much esteemed , as answering in some measure the purposes of bread, they having been known to support the inhabitants for months together during...provisions. They put a yoke on their ploughs, and often tftar up their pasture-grounds with a view to get the roots for their usej and as they abound most... | |
| George Johnston - 1829 - 636 страници
...are much esteemed, as answering, in some measure, the purposes of bread, they having been known to support the inhabitants for months together, during a scarcity of other provisions.— LIGHT2. P. venta, stems procumbent ; radical leaves of 5 or 7 obovate-wedge-shaped, partly serrated,... | |
| Inverness Gaelic Society - 1878 - 322 страници
...to have supported the inhabitants for months together during scarcity of other provisions. They pat a yoke on their ploughs and often tear up their pasture...abound most in barren and impoverished soils, and in seasons that succeed the worst for other crops, so they never fail to afford the most seasonable relief... | |
| Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Macgregor, Alexander Macbain - 1879 - 492 страници
...in some measure, they having been known to have supported the inhabitants for months together during scarcity of other provisions. They put a yoke on their...abound most in barren and impoverished soils, and in seasons that succeed the worst for other crops, so they never fail to afford the most seasonable relief... | |
| Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Macgregor, Alexander Macbain - 1879 - 492 страници
...in some measure, they having been known to have supported the inhabitants for months together during scarcity of other provisions. They put a yoke on their ploughs and often tear np their pasture grounds with a view to eradicate the roots for their use, and as they abound most... | |
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