 | Antonio de Ulloa, Jorge Juan - 1758 - 564 sider
...confifting of feveral ftalks fome thing refembling thoie of"the fabila ; and as the new fhoot up, the moft outward grow old and dry, and form a kind of trunk,...palmitos. TOWARDS the extremity of the part where the mfh grows, and the cold begins to increafe, is found the vegetable called puchugchu, with round leaves... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1813 - 920 sider
...confifting of feveral ftalks, fomething refembling thofe of the fabilla ; and as the new ihoot up, the moft outward grow old and dry, and form a kind of trunk,...palmitos. Towards the extremity of the part where the ruih grows, and the cold begins to increafe, is found the vegetable called Puchugchu, with round leaves... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 468 sider
...have here and there growing upon them a rush, resembling the genista, but much more soft and flexible. Towards the extremity of the part where the rush grows, and the cold begins to increase, is found a vegetable, with a round bulbous head, which, when dried, becomes of amazing elasticity. Higher up,... | |
 | Richard Lobb - 1817 - 418 sider
...growing upon them a rush, resembling the genista or broom, but much softer and more flexible. Toward the extremity of the part where the rush grows, and the cold begins to increase, is found a vegetable with a round bulbous head, which, when dried, has an amazing elasticity. Higher still,... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 sider
...there growing upon them a species of rush, resembling the broom, but much softer and more flexible. Towards the extremity of the part where the rush grows, and! the cold begins to increase, is found a vegetable with a round bulbous head. Higher still, the earth is bare of vejrefa/JOD, and seems covered... | |
 | 1832 - 440 sider
...there growing upon them a species of rush, resembling the broom, but much softer and more flexible. Towards the extremity of the part where the rush grows, and the cold begins to increase, is found a vegetable with a round bulbous head. Higher still, the earth is bare of vegetation, and seems covered... | |
 | 1837 - 490 sider
...there growing upon them a rush, resembling the Genista, or broom, but much softer and more flexible. Towards the extremity of the part where the rush grows, and the cold begins to increase, is found a vegetable with a round bulbous head, which, when dried, has an amazing elasticity. Higher still,... | |
 | 1837 - 488 sider
...there growing upon them a rush, resembling the Genista, or broom, but much softer and more flexible. Towards the extremity of the part where the rush grows, and the cold begins to increase, is found a vegetable with a round bulbous head, which, when dried, has an amazing elasticity. Higher still,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 sider
...have here and there growing upon them a rush, resembling the genista, but much more soft and flexible. Towards the extremity of the part where the rush grows, and the cold begins to increase, there is found a vegetable, with a round bulbous head, which, when dried, becomes of amazing elasticity.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 712 sider
...have here and there growing upon them a rush, resembling the genista, but much more soft and flexible. Towards the extremity of the part where the rush grows, and the cold begins to increase, is found a vegetable with a round bulbous head, which, when dried, becomes of amazing elasticity. Higher up,... | |
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However, at a determined point above the surface of the sea, the congelation is found at the same height in all the mountains. Those parts which are not subject to a continual frost, have here and there growing upon them a rush, resembling the genista,... 